Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

My mother told us her children through the years what happened to her father, Aaron Dameron ...He went to arrest Gamble Starnes and he shot through the door and killed her father in 1935...I was born 1944 and never got to meet him so she knew the truth. They deputized 150 men to hunt him down and many wanted to hang him a famer in the field caught him and they had to take him on the back roads to Raleigh, NC End of story..

judylbradley bradley
Judy Lutz Bradley , Granddaughter

May 22, 2022

Thank you for your service. You are a hero never to be forgotten

Beverly Phillips
Mother, Michael Phillips EOW 8-7-08

October 25, 2019

Thank you, Deputy Dameron.

NT

July 5, 2017

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 74th 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 murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya

Anonymous

October 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
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and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

December 26, 2007

DEPUTY DAMERON, YOU HAVE SERVED WELL. MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. A HERO FOR SURE. MAY YOU REST IN PEACE.

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

October 25, 2007

You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service76y

VanDenBerghe
NH

October 20, 2007

THANK YOU FOR YOUR DEDICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
YOU PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE TO PROTECT AND SERVE.

SINCERELY,

GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY
CPL. LOWDER

CPL. JON LOWDER
UNION COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT

April 25, 2007

Deputy Sheriff Dameron,
It has taken almost 71 years, but you are finally being honored. I would like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Gaston County.

R.I.P.
Anonymous

Anonymous

July 27, 2006

Rest in peace, Sir! You are not forgotten.

Police Officer

July 26, 2006

DEPUTY,THANKS FOR YOUR SERVICE AS A POLICE OFFICER.REST IN PEACE.

GILBERT DANIEL

July 26, 2006