Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

BY E. E. CUMMINGS
i carry your heart with me(i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear;and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear
no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

Daughter
Daughter

October 30, 2023

Tommy, dang it boy, it’s been 31 years since that day you were called to help out in Heaven..We miss you My Friend..

You Stood Where God Put You

Chief Ed Schwing (Ret)
Liberty Police Department

September 24, 2023

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)

August 26, 2020

"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
Matthew 5:9

Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

July 20, 2020

Tommy was definitely in a league all by himself. Great man inside and out. He will be missed but never forgotten. RIP my friend.

David T Wood
Good friend

June 14, 2020

We thank you for your service and all you did for Pike county I never met you but to have met and known your lovely parents and your wonderful brothers I know you were just as beautiful of a person as they are you now have you mom and dad resting in heaven with you watching over the Daughdrill family ❤️❤️❤️

Marcus White
Family Friend

June 14, 2020

Investigator Daughdrill, as time continues to pass by your sacrifice will never be forgotten! Thank you for your dedicated service to The Pike County and the citizens you were sworn to protect! Continue to rest in peace my fellow LE Brother!
"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, TroopD

August 26, 2016

Detective Daughdrill took me under his wing when I was a freshman at Pearl High School. He was a mentor and male role model in my life when I needed it most, and he encouraged my love for law enforcement. I searched his name many times over the years and only recently found out about his death. The news was like a punch in the gut, but it is nice to see that so many people thought so much of him. Tommy was a good man, and he will never be forgotten as long as those whose lives he touched remain alive. I hope his family reads the tributes to him and knows how much he was loved and respected. Next year will be the 25th anniversary of his passing, and I would love to see something done to honor his memory and his sacrifice.

Richard Todd
Former Hinesville (GA) PD

April 11, 2016

I was the victim of a robbery in summit in 1989 Tommy was the lead investigator on my case and a good friend. Even though my attacker was never apprehended he made sure I was protected.

Rebecca Crowe Dunaway

February 17, 2016

Your sacrifice will never be forgotten! Thank you for your dedicated service to the Citizens of and Pike County! Continue to Rest in Peace Investigator Daughdrill .
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

August 26, 2015

I had the honor of working with Tommy at the Pearl Police Dept. Just before he was killed he came by to visit us and he was so proud that he was going to be baptized. I am so glad that he found his Lord and Savior.

Retired Lt. Dory May
Pearl Police Dept.

December 21, 2014

A senseless tragedy that should never have occurred, had the Court System functioned properly.
I was on duty that day and never will I forget seeing my friend and mentor laying there in the rain of Hurricane Andrew.
A "Good Man Gone".

Lt. Ed Schwing
Pike County Sheriff's Office

December 5, 2014

When I began my law enforcement career as a reserve deputy sheriff in 1988-1989 Tommy Daughdrill used to let me ride with him. He taught me a lot about working the backroads of our rural county alone. I went on to have a long service in Pike County law enforcement and I never forgot what Tommy did for me personally or the sacrifice he gave in losing his life trying to apprehend a teenage burglar. He was a good man that should have grown old with his family instead of getting killed at age 41. I remember numerous things Tommy did for people that showed the human side of the man and not just the law enforcement officer. He did a lot of favors for people over the years. For me and many others.

Constable Scott Enlow (Ret.)
Pike County, Mississippi

July 3, 2014

Daddy I miss you and need your wisdom. You called me your Pearl and I had you wrapped around my finger. If only i could go back in time. I cherish all the memories, smiles, laughs, tears and your favorite going to Disney World. I wish my kids kids could know the beautiful man and Hero you are and always will be. I know your watching over us as faithful as always. My Protector, My Strength, My Daddy

Mary Daughdrill
daughter

October 8, 2013

Rest easy my Brother in Law, as your watch on earth is now over. God have mercy on those left behind.......

Sgt. John L. Gulledge (Ret.)
Escambia CO Sheriff's Office Pensacola FL.

October 31, 2010

RIP Chief Investigator Daughdrill and thank you for your service. I'm sure your family and friends miss you dearly.
My brother paid the ultimate sacrifice the same day you did. Gone but never forgotten.

Jeanne Cullinane
sister of PO Michael P. Cullinane EOW 8/26/1992

August 26, 2010

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 17th anniversary of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was murdered on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.

Rest In Peace.

Phyllis Loya

Anonymous

August 26, 2009

I love you Daddy I miss you every day and you will always be my hero.

Mary Daughdrill-Michael
daughter

May 5, 2008

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

December 4, 2007

I remember Tommy. He never boasted, never bragged. He lived devoted to his family and his career. Simple and uncomplicated, yet insightful and resourceful. I remember talking to him the week before his death, and how he seemed to almost glow when he spoke of his wife and children.

Rest easy brother, I carry a little bit of you with me each and every shift. You will never be forgotten.

A fellow peace officer

November 27, 2005

Rest in peace