Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Kentucky
End of Watch Monday, May 19, 2003
Reflections for Conservation Officer Douglas Wayne Bryant
God bless you
Mark Mottola
May 19, 2020
Rest in peace Conservation Officer Bryant.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
February 27, 2020
Officer Bryant helped many folks. Myself included. May God Bless this man and his family.
Officer N. Taylor
Student
February 22, 2018
Time may have passed but you are not forgotten. I believe as long as someone remembers you or speaks your name, you are still with us.
Thank you for your heroism.
God Bless
Detention Officer A.Zambito
Texas
May 19, 2015
Thank you for your service Sir, RIP Hero.
James Kotke
Civilian / Former Officer
WSF Park Police (Wi.)
June 2, 2012
Your heroism and service is honored today, the sixth anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer who was murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.
Time never diminishes respect. Your memory will always be honored and revered.
Rest In Peace.
Phyllis Loya
Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater
May 19, 2009
Officer Bryant,
On today, the 6th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of the state of Kentucky. And to your family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy. And I have to agree with some of the previous reflections-how could that piece of scum that killed you only be sentenced to 2 years?
R.I.P.
USBP
Anonymous
May 19, 2009
Thank you for your Sacrifice, from a Hunter, and fisherman,and a Kentucky Security Officer.
Kentucky Security Officer
August 3, 2008
2 years???? You've got to be kidding me!!!
March 3, 2008
"The Badge"
He starts his shift each day
To respond to calls unknown.
He drives a marked patrol car.
A police officer he is known.
He's paid by the citizens' taxes
To make it safe on the streets.
But he usually has a second job
'Cause a waitress has his salary beat.
Now he doesn't know a holiday
'Cause he works all year round.
And when Thanksgiving and Christmas finally arrive
At his home he cannot be found.
He's cursed and assaulted often,
The one whos blood runs blue.
He seldom ever gets a thanks,
To some he's just a fool.
His friends are always other cops
'Cause people just don't understand
That underneath his badge and gun,
He's just another man.
He knows there might not be a tomorrow
In this world of drugs and crime.
And he gets so mad at the court system
'Cause the crooks don't get any time.
And each day when he leaves for work,
He prays to God above.
Please bring me home after my shift
So I can see the ones I love.
But tonight he stops a speeding car,
He's alone down this ole' highway.
It's just a little traffic infraction.
He does it everyday.
Well, he walks up to the driver's window,
And his badge is shining bright.
He asked the guy for a driver's license,
When a shot rang through the night.
Yes, the bullet hit its mark,
Striking the officer in the chest.
But the Department's budget didn't buy
Each officer a bullet-proof vest.
So he lay on the ground bleeding.
His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red.
And briefly he thought of his loved ones
'Cause in a moment the officer was dead.
In the news they told the story
Of how this officer had died.
And some who listened cared less,
But those who loved him cried.
Well, they buried him in uniform
With his badge pinned on his chest.
He even had his revolver,
He died doing his best.
Written By:
David L. Bell
Sergeant
Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright © 1999 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission
Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC
January 27, 2008
I have always been proud of my late father who was with Arizona Fish and Wildlife Resources and I know your family is proud of you. May God bless you in eternal rest.
Anonymous
Daughter of a deceased Conservation Officer
July 11, 2007
My thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and co-workers of Officer Bryant on the anniversary of his passing. May God continue to give you comfort.
Heros are never forgotten. Rest in peace.
When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure.
911 Dispatcher
Virginia
May 19, 2007
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE!!!!!!!!!
DISPATCHER GRETA M HUFF
KY STATE POLICE POST 13 HAZARD
May 5, 2007
From all of us on the thin green line here in PA. Thank you for your years of service and may you rest in peace.
Wildlife Conservation Officer
PA Game Commission
June 14, 2006
Doug,
You won't be forgotten.
Officer
Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
November 30, 2005
The LORD is the best fisherman of all time. I know you are fishing with him now. Save me a spot on the fishing bank of GOLD. May the LORD Bless your family. Thank you for your work here on earth.
Kentucky fisherman
March 7, 2005
Doug, I think of the great days I had with you everyday. I miss you and think about you everyday. Maybe someday we will reunite again. I know you enjoyed your job, but I hate having you gone. LOVE YOU VERY MUCH You will never be forgotten in my heart. LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU DOUG!!!!!!
October 7, 2004
Thank you soul. Wish you didn't have to go far before us.
But think you will watch over us.
Your never forgotten and always in our memories.
911
911
April 19, 2004
Doug and I were classmates at the Police Academy (Class 212) in the spring of 1992. Doug was a good person and full of good humor. Doug and I met again during an in-service class in Louisville in 2002; he still had that great sense of humor. Doug and I often ate lunch together that week of class in Louisville. He often spoke of his daughter and the joy he got in riding his motorcycles. To his family you have my deepest sympathy and hope that these messages bring you comfort. To Doug, I hope we can ride our bikes together someday. Gods Speed my friend
Det. Robert Estill
Danville Police Department
August 20, 2003
AS A NORTHERN KY. OFFICER I MET DOUG ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO, HE WAS A SUPER NICE FELLOW AND EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T SEE HIM VERY OFTEN, I CONSIDERED HIM A FRIEND. THANKS FOR YOUR DEDICATION AND PROFFESSIONALISM TO YOUR JOB DOUG, YOU WILL BE MISSED BY ALL US.
P.O. GREG SPAULDING
SOUTHGATE POLICE DEPT. KY.
My condolences to Conservation Officer Bryant's family, friends, and co-workers. I never knew him, but feel the pain of the loss all the same. Thanks for your dedication to the people of KY and its natural resources. You will not be forgotten.
Dave Henson & Family
KY Hunter & Fisherman
God Bless this brave soul, and may gods grace be with his family.......
A KY Hunter and Fisherman
Anonymous
Soon the black band around my badge will come off. Not seeing Doug anymore around town or on the river will be a reminder about what protecting the public is all about. We risk our lives to protect the public. We know it when we get up, kiss our spouse and kids then head off to work. It takes a special person to work in public safty and Doug was one of the finest. GODSPEED my friend.
Anonymous
On behalf of myself and my agency, I express my deepest sympathy for the family of Officer Bryant; may God bless and console you. To his fellow Officers: keep up the fight. To Officer Bryant: We will miss you and your dedication, rest in peace my Brother.
Sgt. Peter D. Folmar
Pelam (Al.) Police Department
Doug was a fellow offficer and a friend. We did not work in the same area of the state together but I have known him since he started with the state. We used to go to training together. He was a great husband, father, law enforcemet officer and a true friend. I will miss him.
Larry G. Moran
Officer
Kentucky Dept. Of Fish & Wildlife
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