Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace Special Agent Boles.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 12, 2022

Thank you for your service and please know that your sacrifice will always be remembered. Rest in peace always.

Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police (Retired)

July 9, 2020

Agent Boles,
On today, the 42nd anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice as a Law Enforcement Officer. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol
El Paso Station

July 9, 2019

Rest in Peace Special Agent Larry E. Boles. Thank You for your Service and Sacrifice protecting America's steel roadways.

I Pray for Peace for your Family, Friends and Co-Workers. I also Pray that the scum that murdered you shall forever burn in the lake of fire.

Amen.

Senior Special Agent B.L. Sherwood (Ret)
Port Terminal Railroad Police Houston, TX

July 8, 2016

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

July 15, 2015

Larry was my FTO as I started my law enforcement career with the Adams Co. Sheriff’s Department in 1975. He soon thereafter became my friend.

He was exactly what a young, naïve, in-experienced, beginning officer needed.

As my FTO I learned that he was patient, hated people who were prejudice, loved small children, and was a community service officer long before the term became in vogue.

Through-out my career, there have been so many times that I came to rely on the training that he provided. When becoming an FTO myself, it was his example that I relied upon, his police insights that I taught and his policing techniques that I tried to instill into others. Those new recruits went on to become FTO’s themselves.

In the short time that Larry was with us he has touched so many lives.

It is hoped that by sharing these thoughts, after so many years have now gone by, that all understand, Larry is still here with us and woven within the fabric of law enforcement.

Det. Greubel
Arvada P.D., Colorado

June 24, 2015

Let our Agents today never forget the ultimate sacrifice you made so many years ago. Your bravery and honor are remembered. Thank you for your service, and may God be with you and your family.

Special Agent Anthony Konvalinka
Union Pacific Police

July 23, 2013

To fully appreciate the heroes of the present, we must recognize our heroes of the past. Your heroism and service is honored today, the 36th anniversary year 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
mom of fallen Pittsburg (CA) Officer Larry Lasater

January 3, 2013

Thank you Sir for your bravery, courage, dedication to duty and sacrifice. You are a true Hero.

Sgt. T. Henshaw
Bell Gardens Police Dept., CA.

February 25, 2011

I miss my barrel chested little brother with his crooked smile.

We used to walk to school every day together, and I wish we could do that again.

Bless his family, both personal and professional.

Rest in peace, little brother.

Jack Boles
Brother

May 5, 2010

31 years has come and gone and not a day goes by I dont think of you and wish I could have met you! I look at your 1st grandchild everyday and cant get over how much he resembles you! I keep wondering why even now 31 years later you were taken from us, and why the kid that did this only served the short amount of time that he did. He served 15 months and you and I've missed a lifetime together! Hardly seems fair. Rest in Peace Dad I love you!!!

Anonymous

September 4, 2008

Agent Boles, on this 31st anniversary of your brutal murder I wish to convey my regrets and sympathy to your family. 1977 was a long time ago for some, but for those who lost you, it’s been an eternity I’m sure. However, I cannot believe that you ever really left them.

It’s so sad to see that the murderous pig that took your life spent only 3 months longer in jail than you had on the job. The life of a cop just isn’t worth much to some, but it’s priceless to most, especially family, friends and co-workers, no matter where those co-workers may work. You are a hero and you are not forgotten.

Railroad cops are a very special breed, which protect one of the most vital parts of our economy, and though due to cost cutting, there are fewer of you out there these days, you are all heroes.

God Bless and may you continue to Rest in Peace, Brother.

Ptl. Jim Leahy, Jr.
Harvard University Police Dept.

July 9, 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

January 24, 2008

Thank you for your bravery, dedication, and sacrifice. Today is the 30th anniversary of your tragic death. You will NEVER be forgotten and will FOREVER be a hero!

SGT, Retired
AR

July 9, 2007

This being the 29th anniversary of my father's passing, I just want to say thank you to all that has remembered him and everything he's done. My mom was 5 months pregnant with me when he was suddendly taken from us, so unfortunately I never had the honor of knowing him, so thank you for those that have shared your memories with me. I would also like to announce that he is now the grandfather of a beautiful little boy who as he grows will learn what a hero his grandfather was and is.

Cherish Arellano
Daughter of Larry Boles

February 13, 2007

You were gone before I got a chance to meet you, but I know that you are a hero. Thank you to all that have left a special message for my dad. My mom was 5 months pregnant with me when my dad was taken from us and 29 years later it still means the world that he is remembered for the special person he was.

Cherish Arellano
Daughter of Larry Boles

February 13, 2007

Agent Boles, fifteen years is a pretty low price to pay for taking the life of a dedicated law enforcement officer, but at least your killer was caught.

I thank you for your efforts on behalf of the railroad and the people of Denver and the people who are served by America’s railroads every day. You did a tough job, but did it well and I know, though you are with your family constantly, God is letting you rest easy for a job well done.

God Bless Brother on this 29th anniversary of your death.

July 9, 2006

Larry was my brother and, even after all these years, I still miss him. He was my hero.

Chuck Boles

May 20, 2004

Agent Boles, I instruct a course on officer safety involving railroads. Your memory is honored by each officer in every class I teach. God bless.

Special Agent Dennis Duncan
Norfolk Southern Railway Police

February 21, 2004

My prayers are with your family. Rest in peace brother.

Police Officer
Denver Police Department