Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Another birthday has come and gone,and I still miss you the same as I did the day you left us.Happy Birthday Tony..I Love you!!!

Madonna Andrews
sister

February 10, 2010

missing as always.christmas is a few days away.we will miss you the same as we did the last few christmas'.MERRY CHRISTMAS MY SWEET BROTHER....I LOVE AND MISS YOU EVERY DAY

MADONNA ANDREWS
SISTER

December 21, 2009

HEY BRO,WE WILL BE THINKING OF YOU TOMORROW,BECAUSE TOMORROW IS A DAY TO COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS.TONY,YOU WERE ONE OF THE BEST BLESSING WE EVER HAD.WE MISS YOU SO MUCH.LOVE,MISS AND WILL CHERISH MY MEMORIES OF YOU TIL WE MEET AGAIN.I LOVE YOU....

MADONNA ANDREWS
SISTER

November 26, 2009

I miss you brother. More than you know

Anonymous

November 23, 2009

Still missing you,always.

Madonna K Andrews
sister

October 19, 2009

Its hard to believe its been 3 years. Not a day goes by that i dont think about that morning. As you know, i stop by and visit you regularly with a heavy heart. But i know you and you are probably up there looking down, smiling at me shaking your head telling me its "ok". I love and miss you brother.

Anonymous

April 22, 2009

Its hard to believe its been 3 years. Not a day goes by that i dont think about that morning. As you know, i stop by and visit you regularly with a heavy heart. But i know you and you are probably up there looking down, smiling at me shaking your head telling me its "ok". I love and miss you brother.

Anonymous

April 22, 2009

Your heroism and service is honored today, the third 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.

I hold your family in thought and prayer today.

Phyllis Loya

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater

April 7, 2009

To Cpl. Anthony Maurice Andrews, his family and his fellow officers with the Saraland Police Department:

Our heartfelt thoughts are with you on the anniversary of Cpl. Andrews’s tragic death and we honor him for his valor and sacrifice to the community. Rest in Peace, pl. Andrews and thank you for your service.

Wives Behind The Badge, Inc.
Members and Staff

April 7, 2009

My husband and I stopped by the Saraland PD Friday with my friend, Lt. Danny Walker. I was married to Trooper Brian Nichols, EOW 2/17/2002. I saw the wall of honor they have there and saw Tony's picture. I also saw the picture of him in Iraq and the letter that he had written them while he was there. I thought it was very nice of them to remember him the way they do. Just remember that Tony is remembered!

Denise Nichols Carpenter
Alabama State Trooper Brian Nichols EOW 2/17/2002

February 17, 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TONY...WE LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU TODAY JUST AS MUCH AS WE MISSED YOU THE DAY YOU LEFT US.REST IN PEACE . YOUR FAMILY

MADONNA ANDREWS
SISTER

February 9, 2009

MERRY CHRISTMAS TONY. I MISS U SO MUCH,WE ALL DO.THINKING OF YOU ALWAYS. I LOVE YOU,YOUR SISTER

madonna andrews
sister

December 19, 2008

I MISS YOU SO MUCH TONY.IT DOESN'T GET ANY EASIER WITHOUT YOU.I KEEP HAVING DREAMS ABOUT YOU AND I CAN STILL HEAR YOU LAUGHING. I MISS THAT LAUGH OF YOURS SO MUCH.AND THAT SMILE. THATS WHAT EVERYBODY SAYS ABOUT YOUR SMILE,THEY ALWAYS SAY THAT TONY HAD A SMILE ON HIS FACE EVERYTIME THEY SAW YOU. WELL WE ALL MISS EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU.WE ALWAYS WILL. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH LITTLE BROTHER.SEE YOU IN HEAVEN....

MADONNA ANDREWS
SISTER

October 6, 2008

Tony was a wonderful person to work with. In the time we were on the force together, we became friends. This friendship grew even stronger when I married a fellow officer and Tony went on to work for Saraland. I always looked forward to seeing Tony come in to work. It never failed that he would tell me "Good Morning Sunshine" and after a crazy night on duty, my response would be "What's so good about it?!". When I got the phone call that Tony was in the hospital, my heart stopped. He was more than a friend, he was like a brother and an uncle to my son. Not a day goes by that I don't think about him. I miss him more than words can say. Rest in Peace Tony. I love and miss you so much!!

Dispatcher Tiffani Lindsey
Satsuma P.D.

July 14, 2008

THIKING OF YOU EVERY HOUR OF EVERYDAY.
MISSING YOU MORE AND MORE EVERYDAY.
YOU ARE ALWAYS ON OUR MIND AND ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS.

MADONNA ANDREWS
SISTER

July 1, 2008

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE

Pat Van Den Berghe
MANCHESTER, NH

April 7, 2008

TONY,MARCH 31ST 2008 WAS A HARD DAY FOR ALL OF US,THE DAY YOU WENT DOWN. IT HURTS THE SAME AS IT DID TWO YEARS AGO,AND IT ALWAYS WILL.APRIL 7TH 2008 IS ALMOST HERE ANOTHER DAY THAT IS STILL SO HARD FOR US ALL.THE DAY YOU LEFT US. WE MISS YOU SO MUCH. NOW JOHN IS A SARALAND POLICE OFFICER. YOUR BIG BROTHER. HE IS SO PROUD TO WEAR THE UNIFORM THAT YOU ONCE WORE. YOUR CALL #421 PROUDLY SHINING ON THE BACK WINDOW OF HIS POLICE CAR. KEEP YOUR EYE ON HIM FOR US. EVERYONE IN THE DEPT. HAS YOUR CALL NUMBER ON A TAG WITH YOUR NAME IN MEMORY, WITH THE THIN BLUE LINE GOING THROUGH IT. MY HEART SWELLS EVERYTIME I SEE THAT. EVERYONE MISSES YOU SO MUCH.BUT I KNOW THAT YOU ARE STILL WITH US IN SPIRIT. I LOVE YOU AND I MISS YOU SO MUCH. YOUR SISTER,MADONNA K.ANDREWS

MADONNA ANDREWS
SISTER

April 2, 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

November 14, 2007

Tony,
It's been a year and a half now and I still can't believe your gone. We all miss you so much. It seems like just yesterday, you were rolling your eyes and laughing when me and Marsha called you and told you that I was lost in Saraland and she had gotten me "loster". Without a thought, you were there in minutes, guiding me to where I needed to be. No matter what, if I called, you were there, no matter how stupid or silly or serious it was. You and I had our differences when we first met, but it didn't take long for me to find out that you were the best thing that ever happened to my baby sister. I'll always be thankful to you for that, for being Jesse's Daddy too, even when you didn't have to be, and for giving us all Brooklyn and Courtney. Your legacy will always live on in those 3 beautiful children. I love you Tony........

Christi Smith
Sister In Law (Marshas Sister)

October 3, 2007

Tony,

Seeing your Memorial saddens me so much and makes me think of so many things. It makes me think of good memories, bad memories, things left unsaid, but mostly it makes me think of how the world lost such a great man, a great friend, a great father, husband, brother ,son, grand-son, Police Officer, Soldier. You were a man who wore many hats and wore them all with pride, dignity, and respect. I made a trip to Washington D.C. to the N.L.E.O.M. so I could see your name engraved on the Memorial Wall, but as luck would have it I went in March of this year and they didn't add your name to the wall until May. The nice employees at the Memorial did mail me 2 pencil impressions of your name off of the wall after it was added in May. Even after well over a year, it is hard for me to believe that you are not with us anymore. You will never be forgotten, Brother...Rest In Peace until we meet again....

Deputy Patrick Frazier
Escambia Sheriff's Office (FL)

September 11, 2007

"IN OUR HEARTS"

WE THOGHT OF YOU WITH LOVE
TODAY.BUT THAT IS NOTHING
NEW.WE THOUGHT ABOUT YOU
YESTERDAY.AND DAYS BEFORE
THAT TOO.WE THINK OF YOU
IN SILENCE.WE OFTEN SPEAK
YOUR NAME.NOW ALL WE HAVE
IS MEMORIES.AND YOUR PICTURE
IN A FRAME.YOUR MEMORY IS OUR
KEEPSAKE. WITH WHICH WE'LL
NEVER PART.GOD HAS YOU IN
HIS KEEPING.WE HAVE YOU IN
OUR HEART.

AUTHOR UNKNOWN

LOVE,

MOM

MADONNA aNDREWS
SISTER

August 25, 2007

I remember sitting in the drill hall on national guard duty with you. I was in the police acedemy and you were a veteran police officer. You didn't have to take time out for me but you did. It's been over a year and let me tell you, you are not forgotten. I had some business at SPD and I had never been there before. When I went into the headquarters I saw a nice memorial to you. I also saw stickers on patrol cars "421". You are still missed brother.

Officer Deron McMichael
Mobile Police Department

August 16, 2007

I came across your name and came to your page to leave a reflection. My thoughts are with your loved ones as I know their daily pain. The first thing they think of when they wake each day is you and the last thing they think of before falling asleep are thoughts of you. You will never be forgotten. Continue to keep watch over your loved ones. Also, watch over those still out on patrol. You are a true hero.

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

August 15, 2007

This week at our Vacation Bible School our theme is Rescue Zone: Heroes. I have thought alot about you this week and the legacy you have left behind. When thinking of a hero, I could look no further than Tony Andrews. You were truly a real life hero! I am sure that smile shines bright as you look down upon your wife and children! We miss you.

Paul Mills
Friend/Associate Pastor

June 7, 2007

TONY,
WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU.YOU ARE BEING HOUNERED IN WASHINGTON DC. YOUR NAME IS GOING ON THE WALL OF FALLEN OFFICERS.ALSO ON MAY 17,2007 YOU ARE GOING INTO THE POLICE HALL OF FAME IN MOBILE,AL. ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS ARE GOING TO BE THERE,AS WELL ALL OF YOUR FAMILY. YOU ARE OUR HERO
AND WE MISS YOU SO MUCH.KEEP YOUR LITE SHINING DOWN ON US.
UNTIL WE ALL MEET AGAIN. LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
YOUR SIS

MADONNA ANDREWS
SISTER

May 16, 2007