Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

To the family of COI Darla Lathrem I would like to say that I am so sorry for the loss of your Daughter, To the friends and co-workers I can only say that I know it is going to be hard to do your jobs after this but don't give up. DEAR LORD Please Bless us all and keep us safe as we deal with the scum of society everday and help everyone to understand that this job is just as dangerous as as there is.

A.C. BEACH COI
FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION

thank you for your dedication and service you will not be forgotten

Anonymous

You will not be forgotten.

Ofc. E M. Bruss #2181
U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs Police
Houston Campus

Police Officer E.M. Bruss
Houston VA Police

Although I am on the street now I worked corrections for two years. I don't know that those who haven't worked corrections know of the constant danger that is always present when those doors slam locking you in with a far greater number of dirtbags. What a tragedy this is that we have lost another officer.
God Bless her family and her co-workers. God bless us all as we continue the fight to keep America safe and to honor those who have given all they had in that same endeavor.

Anonymous

Rest in peace sister in blue.
The watch is ours now.

God bless your family.

Trooper
Pennsylvania State Police

Correctional Officer’s Farewell
By Larry E. Peoples

We all know it can happen,
When we put our Colors on.
It only takes an instant,
Then one of us is gone.

Day to day we walk our beat,
In God we put our faith.
‘Cause we’re the law inside the wall,
We keep the Public safe.

You’ve done the job that few can do,
Your shift is at an end.
Farewell my Sister, Rest in peace,
On you we could depend.

Larry E. Peoples, C.O. Lt. (Ret.)
Florida Department of Corrections

Rest in Peace Sister....you will never be forgotten.

CPD

Another hero has had his life taken too soon. My deepest sympathy to the family, friends and co-workers of Officer Lathrem. May the Lord give you strength and bless each of you during this time.
Rest in peace for your watch here is over walk in heavens beat and guide us all to protect and serve others safely.

US Ranger Catroppa
National Park Service Kennesaw GA

FROM ALL THE OFFICERS AT OCCD
OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU,, YOUR FAMILY AND FELLOW OFFICERS.

BE STRONG GUYS AND KEEP YOUR CHIN UP.

OFFICER K.LOVE (former CCI officer)
ORANGE COUNTY CORRECTIONS DEP. (ORLANDO,FL.)

My condolence and sympathy goes out to the family, friends and co-workers of Officer Lathrem.

Immigration Officer Bill Flinchum
DHS, BCIS

Rest in peace. God bless you and your family

Rest in peace sister. May God be with your family during this tragic time of loss.

S/TRP
South Carolina Highway Patrol

Officer Lathrem will be missed but not forgotten by nearly 15,000 of her brothers and sisters with the Florida DOC. my prayers go out to her family, and the staff at Charlotte CI. May God hold her tight forever

Sgt. Ted Davis
Florida Department of Corrections

There are but two persons who protect the sinful human race from destroying itself. One is God's Holy Spirit. The other is the Peace Officer. Without them, we would all perish at each other's hands.

According to Romans 13.1-5...
God ordains the Peace Officer’s profession.
The Peace Officer is sent by God.
The Peace Officer is vested with God's authority to enforce the law.
A Peace Officer's badge is to be honored by us, because it is honored by God.

To the family of Correctional Officer Darla Lathrem and the Florida Department of Corrections, your extended family of Law Enforcement Officers grieve with you during this time.
I pray that God will wrap his loving arms around each of you and comfort you during this most difficult time.

To all my brothers and sisters, please remember the fallen officers we have lost. Remember the men and women who died trying to make this world a safer and better place for us all to live in.
May God be with you every day, please remember, we are a part of the largest family in the world and when one hurts we all hurt.

Though our badges and uniforms may be different, our mission is the same. Rest in peace with our other fallen Brothers and Sisters. We will continue the fight in your honor.

Florida Deputy Sheriff

May you rest in peace, and God be wih your friends, fellow workers, and your family, we'll pray for you, and miss you.......

Officer F. Lopez C.O.
TDCJ

REST IN PEACE SISTER. YOUR SACRIFICE WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN.

POLICE OFFICER
NYPD

On behalf of the men and women in blue here in upstate New York, my sincere sympathies and condolences. Such a violent and tragic incident.

Rest in peace C.O. Lathrem and may God bless your soul and those left behind grieving your tragic passing.

Ptlm
CPD, NY

May God grant your family a comforting peace as you transcend this earthly bound. I have no doubt that God will meet you with open arms as you go forth to patrol the streets of heaven under his command. May God bless you, your family, friends, and all of the remaining peace officers who will continue the watch here in your absence. Good night, Warrior.

Concerned Military Member
USAF

We are truly saddened at Darla's loss.
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We all recall you gave your best.
You did your job, now you can rest.
Your comrades now can cover your post
as you take your place with the Heavenly Host.

God Bless Our Fallen Brothers & Sisters.
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Our prayers will be with you, your family, and co-workers!

Ptlm. P.K. Harding
Binghamton (NY) PD

I am so very sad to hear of the murder of Officer Lathrem. We lost a brave sister in a senseless act of savagery, committed by the dregs of humanity.

As a 20-year cop, former jailer and former MP POW camp guard, I feel the loss. My wife was a DOC nurse and I worried about every day her until she took another nursing job. The savagery of these goons in teh institutions is appalling. This tragedy once again goes to demonstrate that corrections officers face dangers at every turn. Sadly, in many states, DOC officers are not paid well. Imagine a world with no prisons and no officers to control these goons. We would live out scenes from a Mad Max movie.

I pray for her family, friends and colleagues of the DOC. We all share in the loss, because we are all family of the badge, regardless of where we work and what agency we work for.

She now stands a post in Heaven with St. Michael. God Bless and be safe.


Chief JA Millan

Chief JA Millan
NC Public Schools, Avery Dist. SP

MAY GOD BLESS THIS HERO. ALSO, MAY HER FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND COWORKERS FEEL THE LOVE AND COMFORT OF GOD. REST IN PEACE MY SISTER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. MAY YOUR KILLERS GET WHAT THEY DESERVE.

CHIEF RONNIE WATFORD-RETIRED
JEFFERSON POLICE DEPT,S.C.

To Officer Lathrem family and friends our hearts and prayers go out to you.


God Bless you

Terry Miyares, surviving spouse
Officer Emilio F. Miyares, Hialeah PD, FL, EOW 11/6/86

Please remember the fallen officers we have lost. Remember the men and women who died trying to make this world a safer and better place for us all to live in. Thank you Correctional Officer Lathrem for a job well done. Please continue to watch over us and protect us as only you can. You will forever be at our side and in our hearts.

For those of you who still have loved ones with us please take the time to tell them how much you appreciate and care about them.

IF I KNEW

If I knew it would be the last time
That I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly
and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.

If I knew it would be the last time
that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss
and call you back for one more.

If I knew it would be the last time
I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word,
so I could play them back day after day.

If I knew it would be the last time,
I could spare an extra minute
to stop and say "I love you,"
instead of assuming you would KNOW I do.

If I knew it would be the last time
I would be there to share your day,
Well I'm sure you'll have so many more,
so I can let just this one slip away.

For surely there's always tomorrow
to make up for an oversight,
and we always get a second chance
to make everything just right.

There will always be another day
to say "I love you,"
And certainly there's another chance
to say our "Anything I can do?"

But just in case I might be wrong,
and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you
and I hope we never forget.

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone,
young or old alike,
And today may be the last chance
you get to hold your loved one tight.

So if you're waiting for tomorrow,
why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes,
you'll surely regret the day,

That you didn't take that extra time
for a smile, a hug, or a kiss
and you were too busy to grant someone,
what turned out to be their one last wish.

So hold your loved ones close today,
and whisper in their ear,
Tell them how much you love them
and that you'll always hold them dear

Take time to say "I'm sorry,"
"Please forgive me," "Thank you," or "It's okay."
And if tomorrow never comes,
you'll have no regrets about today.

Anonymous

I have been in corrections for over twenty-four years and am heartbroken when I learn of yet another senseless murder of a peace officer, but especially a correctional worker. Correctional workers are unusally vulnerable since their work places them in the fences or walls, with the most incorrigible indivduals mankind has to offer up. The inmates who did this must be placed on the executioners gurney and sent to the Big House down below! May God rest your soul and comfort your fellow workers and family.

Associate Warden
Federal Bureau of Prisons

rest in peace Officer Lathrem. my thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends, and agency during this tragic event. you will not be FORGOTTEN but honored, thank you for your time here.

GOD BLESS AND REST IN PEACE.

Tonya Stephenson
Private Citizen