Benton County Sheriff's Office, Mississippi
End of Watch Thursday, October 19, 1989
Reflections for Deputy Sheriff David Gene Brown
Rest in peace Deputy Sheriff Brown.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
May 4, 2019
This was my Daddy and I miss him so much. He was my Hero and was a true servant to others in his career. He died doing what he loved to do, but boy did life change when he was taken so soon. People forget these Men and Women who serve is someone's daddy, mother, brother, sister and so on. They're just trying to serve other people as Christ served. They don't do it for the money, they do it with a heart of loving people. Yes, there're are some, but very few that do it for the wrong reasons. It's no excuse for anyone to mistreat or abuse power on others. I know without a shadow of a doubt that 99% of the Men and Women of Blue serve in up holding the law. They defend the one's who can't defend themselves and defend our way of living peaceful lives. My father's death was hard and it was tragic, but he's legacy and memory remains as strong as ever. I'm honored and humbled so many times in life by being his son. I hope that I would've made him proud in my life achievements. I hope that the future is bright and we can build a legacy in his honor for all current and fallen police officers dressed in Blue. The law enforcement community is strong in numbers and we'll always have each others backs. Please respect the Law and respect the family members who just wants their family member to come back home after a day of serving the people in their communities. Matthew 24:46 "Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing."
Matt Brown
Son
February 20, 2017
Your sacrifice will never be forgotten! Thank you for your dedicated service to the Citizens of and Benton County! Continue to Rest in Peace Deputy Brown.
Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. John 15:13
"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of GOD." Matthew 5:9
Corporal Tony Dunn
Mississippi Highway Patrol, Troop D
October 19, 2015
Thank you for your service and for helping to make America a safer place.
Deputy Brian Jones
Boulder County Sheriff's Office, CO
December 5, 2012
Your heroism and service is honored today, the twentieth 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.
To your family: I understand the meaning of lives forever altered and know that when you lose someone so precious to you that the pain never goes away...the pain and the pride is forever. I pray for your solace.
Phyllis Loya
Anonymous
October 19, 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
November 29, 2007
You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service
vandenberghe
nh
October 16, 2007
G-d Bless.
October 19, 2006
Rest in peace Deputy Brown. I was raised in Benton County, but my Police career has taken me far away. My heart and my respect is still there. Thank you for being "in the thin blue line". Those who enjoy protection walk in crowds. Those of us who provide protection are so few in number that we walk in single file, "the thin blue line". I will remember you when I attend Mass. We in Texas send our respects. Brothers. Jerry - a Texas lawman.
Officer J.L. Bowden
Texas Police Officer
May 2, 2006
Police Officers are part of a brotherhood that others will never know. Rest in Peace, Deputy Brown, we've got the watch from here.
Ofc. Culver, RJ
Holly Hill Police Department
Volusia County, FL
Officer Culver, RJ
Holly Hill Police Department
August 30, 2004
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