Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

I am the engraver of the American Police Hall of Fame in Titusville FL. This brave soul will be memorialized for his service to our community this month. Forgotten, not forgotten, hid away until now. As with most years, I have to organize the names to be engraved on the marble walls. In doing so, the Hall of Fame has requests for esthetic values and I need a few extra names to complete the final line. Usually the names come from officers killed in the new year we're currently in. We'll, this name came up in my extra,s list from Napa Co. CA. I'm from Sonoma Co. CA. and my brother Lt. John Snetsinger SRPD (ret.) Knows all the other cops in the area and would have been aware of this death. I called and he had no idea about this. Odd I thought! So I investigated the death back to 1980! Oh wow! He was missed!! I am preparing the mask which I apply to the memorial wall to engrave all of the names. This morning I picked the letters out revealing the name of RES. DEP. JAMES E. HEALY, NAPA CO., CA and I stopped for prayer! I decided to contact our local news paper The Press Democrat in Santa Rosa, CA. with the details of his death and memorialization! I found your site and read about Dep. Healy's heroic death in service and decided to tell you what I'm up to today. This year marks my 20th anniversary as the engraver of the Hall of Fame. I have engraved every name in the memorial a total of deaths from 1960 through this year's deaths. I've felt many many tears over the years and my heart is stained from the stories of these brave men and women. Let's not forget any of these lives! I leave for Florida this weekend and expect to engrave next week. Dep. Healy's end of watch was May 25th 1980. His name will now rest on the wall with his brothers. Rest his Soul!

Michael Snetsinger
208 786-2428
www.tell-talesigns.com

Michael Snetsinger/Engraver
Tell Tale Signs

March 24, 2023

Rest In Peace Brother LEO. Thank you and your family for your sacrifice and service.

Officer Mike Robinson (Ret)
Upland Police Dept. CA

May 25, 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 25, 2015

Rest in Peace, Deputy Healey. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169

January 15, 2012

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 29th 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

Anonymous

May 25, 2009

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

December 1, 2007

May you rest in peace !

Though I mark on duty, my calls unknown, I fear no evil, for the majority are with me, nor do I worry of my own safety, all of this I do for the citizens of my community. An Officers family can be filled with worry, though they are strong, because they know that their loved one may be placed in harms way. Through this, they stand tall, with Pride, Integrity and Honor.

Deputy Robert Craig
Boone County Sheriff Dept. (INDIANA)

October 13, 2004

I was the person who came upon this LODD while doing research. This memorial makes the research worth the effort.

EMH

September 23, 2004

I am a cousin to Officer Isaac Espinoza. I want to tell the family of Deputy Healy how sorry we are. He was a true HERO to have gone into the water risking his own life to save someone else. You are all in our hearts and mind. May your god give you the strength to make it through this terrible time!

August 8, 2004

Thank you for your service. You are indeed a hero.

A citizen

August 3, 2004