Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest In Peace...

Retired Detective
Syracuse Police Dept, NY

April 30, 2020

Fair winds and following seas , Cpl. Onley. Thank you for your service. Peace to your family and friends.

Capt. Steve Bezet
Plaquemine, La. Police Department (Ret.)

April 30, 2020

God bless you sir and may you Rest In Peace. May your family, friends and co-workers know God in these most trying times. May you NEVER be forgotten.

Ret. Off. JR Neary
East LA, CA

April 30, 2020

My family and I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fellow co-workers of Corporal Lawrence Onley during this difficult time. May they find comfort and support from those around them. May happy moments from the past bring forth precious memories to cherish for a lifetime. May God help heal their aching hearts. Thank you for your service and may you rest in peace Corporal Lawrence Onley.

Gail M. Pabst
Aunt of fallen Detroit Police Officer Jennifer Fettig eow 2/16/04

April 29, 2020

Rest Easy Cpl. Onley
We got the watch now!

E Anderson PO First Class

April 29, 2020

Rest in Peace Corporal Onley. Thank you for your service. My thoughts and prayers are with the Onley Family and the US DOD - Naval District Washington Police.

Cpl. Gary Hughes (Retired)
Passaic County Sheriff's Office New Jersey

April 29, 2020

Corporal Onley was always calm and professional, as well as a friendly face in the morning. We will miss him at NRL. Condolences and best wishes to his friends and family.

D. Scott Katzer
Naval Research Laboratory

April 29, 2020

You helped make this world a safer place to live.
May God grant you eternal peace.
Prayers to your loved ones and to your department.

Det. Billy Russo (Ret.)
Nassau County PD, NY

April 29, 2020

God Bless you Corporal Lawrence Onley ! Thank you for your many years of service with the Naval District Washington Police Department in Washington. Thank you for making the people in the Washington area feel safer. We are all thankful to you for your service, your devotion and your sacrifices, and to your family and friends for their sacrifices. Our hearts break for your loved ones!! We are so saddened by this terrible news and you will never be forgotten! Our thoughts and Prayers go out to your family, and all of your sisters and brothers in Blue that protect us. God bless you all!! (Matthew5:9)

Kelly & Eddie King

April 29, 2020

Onley, you will be forever missed by many. Rest easy and thanks for always being a great mentor and friend

MA2 Casey
NDW Police, NRL

April 29, 2020

Praying for peace and comfort today and in the days ahead. With deepest sympathy,

Rita Rocker
Deputy Executive Director
Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles

April 29, 2020

Cpl. Onley was a very humble and honorable man. Onley was always so very respectful and he gave everyone a sense of peace with his presence. I am grateful and privileged to have been able to work with him, he will be missed. I pray peace and blessings be upon his family.

CPT. Conner
Naval District Washington Police

April 29, 2020

You will be greatly missed, my friend. You were always there with a kind word and a smile at the gate, greeting me with a "good morning Barbara" even before I handed you my badge. I looked forward to seeing you in the morning to start the day. My heart is heavy, as we have lost a wonderful soul and a great protector. May you rest in peace.

Barbara Marcheschi, Navy Civ.
Naval Research Laboratory

April 29, 2020

Corporal Lawrence Onley,

You always gave me a nice smile saying "Have a great day, Mam!" and I said "Thank you, Sir. You too!" at the gate.
Every morning, I could always rely on this small but nice routine, and be relieved to start another day.

Thank you so much for your service and sincerity.
Hope you rest in peace now.

Research Scientist, Eunkeu Oh
US Naval Research Laboratory

April 29, 2020

He was a wonderful person to talk to. I had many conversations with him while he was protecting us at NRL. The world is a lesser place without him, but a better place because of him. Hero forever!

Kathryn Lucas, Battalion Chief
Naval District of Washington Fire Dept.

April 29, 2020

God bless this great man, may he rest in peace, and have crossed into God's arms to keep his protective Grace's over everyone.

Sally Casey
Morgan Casey's Mom

April 29, 2020

I saw him so many times coming and going to work.
He always took time to smile and when time allowed, said hello. He would call me by my name before he saw my ID.
A great example of what it meant to protect and serve.
He will be missed and remembered.

Victor Curtis
Naval Research Lab

April 29, 2020

Rest in Peace, good and faithful public servant.
God has already reserved a special place for our protectors.
Please continue your watch over us.
Thank you for your service!
Thank you for your protection!

Our prayers to the family and department.

Charles F. Holloway, Jr.
Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association
Elizabethtown Police Department

April 29, 2020

Officer Onley was such a southern gentleman. He used to tease me e Rey time I drove through the NRL front gate. I am so very sad to hear of his passing. God bless you, Officer Onley. Rest Easy, “Miss Barton”

Mary Ellen Barton. Navy civilian.
Naval Research Laboratory

April 28, 2020

On behalf of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family Corporal Lawrence Onley and the extended law enforcement family of the United States Department of Defense - Naval District Washington Police Department.


End of Watch Tuesday, April 21, 2020.


Rest in Peace brother and watch over us. We will protect and serve from here on in your honor.

I fight not for glory or fame, for they are momentary. I fight for those who can't. I fight for Justice. I fight for the oppressed and the down trodden. And if I should lose my life for these just causes, then I have no regrets, For I serve to protect the innocent. It matters not where or when, for evil knows no boundaries. Be it fire, flood, or the threat of tyranny, I will not flee. Justice is my weapon. Faith is my shield. Hope is my armor. Cry not at my passing, for it was my Honor to fight for you. Shed not tears of sorrow, But tears of joy, for now, I stand with God.

By Jon F. Hooper

"Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends."

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation

April 28, 2020

We will remember.

Miss Eleanore Trupkiewicz
Civilian Supporter of Law Enforcement

April 28, 2020

R.I.P brother Onley. L. Onley always greeted me with laughter, wisdom, and respect. I will miss taking our little time outs to chat. 12 years seem like a blur.

Jason Ellerbe
Naval Research Laboratory.

April 28, 2020

God Speed. I trust your journey was a good one. Bless your family, friends, and colleagues throughout the world. RIP Sir.

SSG, US Army, Viola Grant
US Military/Law Enforcement/US Government

April 28, 2020

Prayers for your family and your agency job well done sir.

Corporal John Biggins
Hawkins County Sheriff's Office TN

April 28, 2020

The thoughts, hearts and prayers of everyone here at Cape Carteret PD go out to the families, both blood and blue, of Corporal Onley. May the Good Lord give you strength, comfort and peace.
He swore an oath to serve and protect and he made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of that oath.

Go with God.
Lt. Michael V. Caldwell, Chaplain

April 28, 2020