Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

RIP Deputy Canfield and may God with and comfort your family.

Former Trooper Ken R. Bays
Virginia State Police

November 14, 2008

Thankyou for your service, you are a hero for us all to look up too. God bless your family, you will never be forgotten

POLICE OFFICER
9TH DISTRICT

November 14, 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

Richland County Sheriff's Department
Columbia, South Carolina
Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright © 1993 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

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

November 14, 2008

Rest in Peace.

Ptl. Fidoe
Twinsburg, Ohio Police Department

November 14, 2008

Rest in peace Sheriff Canfield, you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Thank you for your service.

Shelly
Citizen

November 14, 2008

Rest in peace....

Patrolman
Pennsylvania

November 14, 2008

Rest in peace, brother.

Officer R. Law
Rocklin PD

November 14, 2008

Rest in peace Deputy....My thoughts are with your family and the staff in your agency during this very difficult time.

Lt. Joseph Ward, Ret.
Jackson, NJ PD

November 14, 2008

Rest in Peace Motorman. You will not be forgotten.

Motor Officer Danny Johnson
Metro Nashville Police Dept.

November 14, 2008

My deepest condolences to the Canfield family and the Sacramento Sheriffs Department. We to lost a brother officer just a short time ago. Continue your pursuit my brother on the roads in heaven.........

Officer J. Ney
Richmond P.D California

November 14, 2008

May God's angels wrap their wings around Lawrence and his family and bless each and every one with peace and God's warmth. The world has lost a very special hero but heaven has gained a very special motorcycle cop singing praises as he rides.
God Bless

Sgt. Michael Paciorek
Hamp Cty Deputy Sheriff

November 14, 2008

Our hearts and prayers go out to you and your family. Thank you so much for your service. Rest in peace.

M. Green
UC Davis Police Dept

November 14, 2008

RIP brother Lawrence,

May God bless your family, co-workers and friends at this very difficult time.

Ptlm D. Bevenour
Gettysburg PD

November 14, 2008

REST IN PEACE BROTHER.

INVESTIGATOR BOB CAMERON
CLEVELAND HTS PD (OHIO)

November 14, 2008

Deputy Canfield,

I'm positive I saw you earlier this year on that rainy Monday morning in May for Police Week at National Airport. To see you on this memorial page is more than surreal. I can only keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers during this tragic time. Godspeed Motorman!

PFC Penman-Motor Squa
City of Fairfax PD, VA

November 14, 2008

May God lay his healing hand upon the family and friends of Deputy Canfield and may they know he will never be forgotten. Thank you Deputy Canfield for your dedicated service to the people of California and the United States.

James Sheppard
Father of Sgt. Jason L. Sheppard EOW 12/7/06

November 14, 2008

My heart and prayers are with the wife, children, family, friends and coworkers of Deputy Canfield. May God be with you all and guide you through these dark and troubled times. Deputy Canfield, thank you sir for your many years of service, dedication and protection, may you rest in peace sir.

Deb Azure
Mother of Deputy Renee Danell Azure
EOW 08/06/02

Anonymous

November 14, 2008

My thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and co-workers of Deputy Canfield. Another Hero taken too soon. May God comfort you and your Family.
You will never be forgotten. God Speed and God Bless. Rest in Peace Sir.


May the children of Deputy Canfield know that their Daddy is a HERO who we will not forget and will forever be in his debt for all he has done for us. Deputy Canfield. Thank You sir for your service and protection to us all, may you rest in Peace. God bless you and your family.

VIPS Jeff Claybern
Alexandria Kentucky Police Department

November 14, 2008

Larry,

There is something to be said for the fact we've lost an officer every year since 2005.. I really thought after Vu, I was pretty well jaded. I've honestly been to enough funerals for partners and heard of enough that I'd resigned my heart to just dealing with the painful realization that after a long tenure of no line of duty deaths, our agency is catching up in spades. It is a twisted testament to the man you were, the guy I considered a friend, that I had steeled myself to the immense pain of losing another brother officer on the Sacramento Sheriff's Department and planned to "deal with it." Yet, there I was with my wife, kids, and good friends when I heard Larry Canfield died in the line of duty. My eyes watered up, and I couldn't answer when my wife asked if I knew you. Thoughts instantly came to mind of you, always with a cigar butt clenched in your teeth, but more importantly, with a smile behind it. I can't say our kids played together, and wives knew each other etc. But, you were someone who, I knew when I was at Rockingham, if I was hoping to run into. You were always a genuine man, and good person. I'm so sorry to think I'll never hear 5-Mary-5 on the air again, with that same lifted voice, that conveyed the solid, happy man you were. Rest in peace brother, you earned the "early in."

Deputy Dave Treat
Sacramento Sheriff's Dept

November 14, 2008

My condolences to the family and friends of Deputy Sheriff Lawrence Canfield and to the entire Sacramento County Sheriff's Dept. God Speed.

Ofc. Eric Chiang
San Francisco Police Department

November 14, 2008

Rest in Peace Deputy. Know that you will never be forgotten..

Ptl. R. Jarman
Twsp of Union, NJ

November 14, 2008

MAY THE ANGELS LEAD YOU IN AND PROTECT YOU FOREVER. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT CALIFORNIA.

AUNT OF TROOPER CRAIG TODESCHINI E/O/W/ 04/23/06

Anonymous

November 13, 2008

Words cannot express tragedy of losing you, Deputy. Please know that your efforts are not in vain. You have been part of something greater, both in the community and your family. We will now keep up the watch.
We know who, what, where and when. Someday we will understand why. Peace be with you. God bless your family in their time of grief.

Officer S.W. Bowman
US Customs and Border Protection, SFO

November 13, 2008

I had the honor of meeting Deputy Canfield at the 2007 Law Ride during National Police Week in Washington D.C. As fellow motor deputies, we spoke at length about similarities and differences between law enforcement agencies in California and Florida. I took a photo of Deputy Canfield's motor and we traded agency patches. Deputy Canfield was extremely professional and easy to talk to. We shook hands and parted ways, wishing each other a safe journey. In 2007, I was involved in an on-duty crash on my motor that I spent several months recovering from. I attended National Police Week 2008 (without a motor) and again saw Deputy Canfield in D.C. as another fallen Sacramento County Deputy Sheriff was being honored at Kelly's Irish Times.

The news of Deputy Canfield's passing saddens me deeply even after just two chance encounters. I am reminded of how small the world really is, and that we're all brothers and sisters in this job. My thoughts and prayers are with Deputy Canfield's wife, children, and law enforcment family.

Sergeant Joel Turney
Volusia County Sheriff's Office, Florida

November 13, 2008

My condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of the fallen.

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

Lawrence Borges
Friend of Howard Stevenson, Ceres PD, CA, EOW 9 Jan 2005

November 13, 2008