Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace always knowing that your service and sacrifice will never, ever be forgotten by your law enforcement brethren.

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

September 5, 2020

Officer Cellamare,

I never had the good fortune of working with you. I was hired by the Utica Police Department two years after your passing. Rest assured knowing that you are not forgotten about by the members of our department. We've erected a memorial wall in honor of you and five other brother officers, who lost their lives in the line of duty. Your imagine is etched on plaque that we walk by daily on our way into our public safety complex.

Thank you for your service to our city. Our heartfelt condolences to your family. Family forever!

Chief of police Mark Williams
Utica City Police Department

May 19, 2020

Officer Orlonzo Cellamare will never be forgotten. May his soul rest in Heaven.

First Sergeant Thomas Webb (Retired)
New York State Police - Troop D

February 19, 2018

To fully appreciate the heroes of the present, we must recognize our heroes of the past. Your heroism and service is honored today, the 28th anniversary year of your death. I am priviliged to leave a tribute to you. 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 Lasater Loya
mom of fallen Pittsburg Officer Larry Lasater, eow 4/24/05

August 21, 2013

I said a little prayer today for Patrolman Cellamare and his family. He may be gone but never forgotten. He will always be a New York HERO.

Robyn Wilkes

September 3, 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
Copyright © 1999 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

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

December 20, 2007

You have not been forgotten. Continue to keep watch over your loved ones and those still out on patrol. Thank you for your dedicated service to law enforcement.

Bob Gordon
Father of Michael P. Gordon, EOW: 8/8/04

September 5, 2007

I didn't know you very well, we never actually worked together but I do remember seeing you around the station and I remember you as a well respected member of our Dept. My deepest condolences to your family and friends. Thank you for your Service to our community.

Tom Bogaert Retired
UPD

November 14, 2006

Patrolman Cellamare,
On today, the 20th anniversary of your death, I would like to say thank you for your service to the citizens of Utica. It's a shame that you had to die because of someone else not paying attention while they were driving.

R.I.P.
Anonymous

R.I.P.
Anonymous

September 5, 2005

Larry and I became friends in the late 70's when we met at Trackside Tavern. We played ball together when he and Phil Curriere invited me to join their team. We took the civil service test together but I had moved south when my number was called. I never knew he got hired, much less killed, until I saw it on this page. My heartfelt condolences go out to his family and to his fellow brothers and sisters of the badge at UPD. He was a great guy and I'm sure fit in well with the outstanding officers of the city by the hill.

Captain Michael Donoghue
Summerville, S.C. Police Dept.

January 18, 2005