Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Thank you for your service and please know that your sacrifice is one that that will never, ever be forgotten. Rest in peace always.

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

July 14, 2020

Rest in peace Officer Bourgoyne.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

September 13, 2019

R.I.P Motorman.

Wm Jean-Paul Rochat
Swiss Army, MP, Trafic & Escort Unit

July 18, 2016

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 33rd 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 pray for solace for all those who love and miss you for I know both the pain and pride are forever.

Phyllis Loya

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater

July 14, 2010

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

February 2, 2008

Thinking of you today and always. May you continue to Rest in Peace Motorman.

Mary-Katherine Metternich
Sister of Cpl. C. Metternich (MC52) BRPD EOW 8/14/06

September 18, 2007

Rest in Peace Brother Bourgoyne, you are not forgotten.

Sgt. Jim May (ret)
Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD

September 10, 2007

A salute to the fallen.

A sacrifice remembered.

All will be united again.

Capt Kris Cowart
Son

June 6, 2007

I still miss him.....

Ira J. Bourgoyne
Brother

March 14, 2007

Rest in Peace Motorman. You are not forgotten.

Motor Officer D.Johnson
Metro Nashville Police Dept.

July 11, 2006

On behalf of the men and women of Blue Knights Missouri Chapter VII, we send our sympathies to the family and friends of Officer Bourgoyne. God bless you and keep you always.

DE
St. Louis City Police

July 7, 2006

If I had but one wish, it would be that you could see your only son. Kris, now 28, is a test pilot in the USAF and holds the rank of Captain. You, Karl, would be deservedly proud.

I know that his adopted Dad is extremely proud......as I will always be.

Looking forward to meeting you one day...

Lt. Ron Cowart
BRPD

June 2, 2004

Rest in peace motorman.

Inv. Michael Walker
Tallahassee Police Department