Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Cpl. Bounds,
On today, the 40th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of the state of Mississippi. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)

October 21, 2024

Rest in peace Corporal Bounds.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 15, 2019

Your sacrifice will never be forgotten! Thank you for your dedicated service to The Great State of Mississippi and the Citizens you protected! Continue to Rest in Peace Corporal Bounds my fellow "RedLeg"!
Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. John 15:13

"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of GOD." Matthew 5:9

Corporal Tony Dunn
Mississippi Highway Patrol, Troop D

October 21, 2015

Thank you Corporal Bounds for your service to the Great State of Mississippi! You will never be forgotten! Rest in Peace fellow "RedLeg"!

TFC Tony Dunn
Mississippi Highway Patrol

May 28, 2014

"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
Matthew 5:9

Marshal Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

September 13, 2013

I married your little brother, Rickey...and it is an honor to visit this page. I came across your page here by doing research for a book that I am writing, and I sure wish I had gotten the chance to meet you.

Jennifer Dawn Anderson-Bounds

Author/Writer
Sister In-Law

May 29, 2013

Kent,

It has been too many years since I visited the wall where your name, along with others who have fallen, is etched in stone. You were a great cousin and a true inspiration which is why so many of us went into law enforcement. I know my daddy was proud of you!

I hope you and Dad and the rest of the Bounds Family watch over those of us still here on this earthly domain. Many of us are still in law enforcement and need your blessings.

Michael J Bounds, Senior Inspector (ret)
United States Marshals Service

February 14, 2012

To Corporal James Bounds and his loved ones:

On this the 25th anniversary of your tragic death, please know that your memory is honored and revered today. Rest in Peace, Ken. I am praying for solace for your family members today, and each day that they are on the survivors' path.

I was very touched when I read the circumstance of your death. You were a very caring and loyal friend.
This reflection is sent with the utmost respect for the distinquished service Ken gave to his community and the citizens of Mississippi, and for the supreme sacrifice he and his family made on October 21, 1984.

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater

October 21, 2009

Rest In Peace Trooper Bounds. You will never be forgotten.

M. Tullos
Raleigh Police Department

March 21, 2009

I recall this horrible incident, one of the saddest days in highschool. I was in class at Raleigh High, Raleigh, Ms. when we received word of officer Bounds passing. A moment in life that struck us severely yet not as severe as did his family. One who was a classmate (Sgt. Heath Bounds of Houston P.D.) J. K. Bounds was an outstanding man as I remember his visits to the school to talk to us youngsters. I know he was a fine officer. Twenty years for his assailant was extremely gratuitous!

Firearms Instructor / E. Hamilton
Dept. of Justice / Federal Bureau of Prisons

March 2, 2009

Rest easy troop. You served your state well.

Lt.
MHP

October 21, 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

December 3, 2007

You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service

Van Den Berghe
NH

October 19, 2007

You are rememberd today and tahnk you Sir for your service.

Vandenberghe
NH

October 17, 2007

MR. KENT,
BUDDY AND I THINK OF YOU OFTEN! WE MISS YOU AND STILL THINK OF ALL THE FUN TIMES WHEN YOU AND DADDY WERE PARTNERS. IT IS STILL HARD TO THINK THAT BOTH OF YOU ARE GONE BUT YOU WERE A FINE OFFICER AND WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION

BARBIE LANGHAM-DIAMOND
FRIEND

May 9, 2007

My thoughts are with your loved ones on this 22nd anniversary of your end of watch. I salute you for your dedicated service to law enforcement and your love for a brother officer and his family. You are a true hero and heroes never die. You will never be forgotten.

Bob Gordon
Father of Fallen Officer: Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

October 21, 2006

Corporal Bounds thank you for your service to the citizen of this State.

Communications Officer Eric Allen
Madison Police Dept.

May 19, 2006

Concerned to the end about his fellow officers. A true hero. Thank you for you service and dedication.

Retired Officer

March 23, 2005