Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

You have not been forgotten after all these years. Continue to watch over those still on patrol.

Robert Gordon, Retired Deputy Chief
Father of Officer Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

June 24, 2022

Rest in peace Deputy Sheriff Bump.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

April 12, 2019

I was Deputy Bump's roommate at the Police Academy in Monmouth for three weeks, we became friends immediately.
Marc was a great Officer, a truly good person, a committed father and husband, an exceptionally talented artist.
I was with Marc when the training accident occurred, a very sad day in my life.

Michael Archambault
Portland Police Bureau retired

October 9, 2018

I remember receiving the Marc Bump Scholarship award after he passed away. I felt very honored. Although I didn't pursue a career in law enforcement, I was able to go to PCC and study the field, to determine if that's what I wanted to do. It takes a very special person to do what police officers, corrections officers, juvenile justice folks and others do. I didn't feel I had what it takes. Regardless, I wish that I would have known Marc and what he was about. And I thank him and his loved ones for helping me figure that out. From me to you............Thank you.

civilian, Taresa Ketcherside
WSCO past explorer

April 18, 2016

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 32nd 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.

Phyllis Loya
Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05

April 17, 2012

"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

January 15, 2008

Our thoughts and prayers go out to This Officer, as well as the Family, Friends, Department and Community.

This is a loss that will never be forgotten. Hours will turn into days, days turn into weeks, weeks into months and months into years but, the difference that these officers have made will last forever.

We lost Our Deputy Morris Taylor on September 14, 2002. When he joined the other Angels in Blue.

God Bless Our Law Enforcement Officers and Those Who Love Them.

Jack & Tracy Van Dolah
Former LEO/U.S.M.C. & Wife in Sutherlin, Oregon

May 22, 2005

Marc, you were a fine, handsome young man and a great artist. You were also a good cop. But most of all, you were a great Christian influence and a great husband. I've visited you often...you are NOT forgotten!
In Christ ~
Peter A. Poulos, Jr.

Deputy Peter A. Poulos, Jr.
Washington County Sheriff's Office

April 13, 2005

I will never forget the night we caught the burglar at Barnes School, your first! So young, strong and eager. You were a fine officer, father, husband and such a gifted artist. You sacrificed an art career to become an officer. You are not forgotten, but sorely missed. sr

Sgt. Scott Ryon
Washington County Sheriff's Office

April 13, 2005