Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Chief deputy Drum, rest in heavenly peace

Mark Mottola

March 28, 2020

Chief Deputy Sheriff Drum rest in peace.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

October 4, 2019

I think about you now and then and Delvin too I have a Memorial Bracelet with your name on it . Keeps me grounded I know what I was doing and where I was when I got the news. Still keep track of others from our class

P. Ortega

October 19, 2012

I went through a lot of doors with Melvin. He was a good back up officer and I always backed him up. We had several things in common, but most of all we hated drugs and did our best to keep them off the streets of Perryton and Ochiltree County...Melvin also had a son Delvin, who was also a Deputy for Ochiltree County at the time of his father's death. He was a very good friend of mine. He was the second officer on the scene of his father murder. Delvin came down with cancer a died a few years later. I will always believe it was a result of the grieving over his father.

R.I.P both Melvin and Delvin.

Sgt Joe R Boren (retired)
Perryton PD and later Ochiltree County S.O.

February 16, 2012

Dear Melvin,
though the years have passed, I still miss your friendship and your laugh. Rest well my friend.
Love and miss you.

Anonymous

April 7, 2010

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 22nd 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 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 Loya

Anonymous

March 28, 2009

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE

VANDENBERGHE
MANCHESTER, NH

February 26, 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

February 20, 2008

Melvin, Thank you my friend for your service to Ochiltree Co. You were a friend and fellow church member to my family as I was growing up. Your death has helped me and other Law Enforcement officers to realize how dangerous family violence calls can be and has probably saved many of us from injury or death.
God Bless your family.

Sgt. F. Alexander
Former Wheeler Co. Deputy

May 28, 2006

Chief Deputy Drum you are a hero. Thank you for your service to your fellowman. Rest in peace and may God bless you.

State Constable J.L. Green
S.C. State Constables

March 28, 2006

Chief Deputy Drum,
On today, the 18th anniversary of your murder, I would like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Ochiltree County.

R.I.P.
Anonymous

March 28, 2005