Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace Brother. A may God bless you and your family.

Det Gene Gentile
NYPD MTS Pct

July 26, 2014

You are not forgotten. RIP Someone posted the below post on a LEO web page.

"So tonight I walked into a neighborhood deli and ordered coldcuts and why I was waiting for my order I see a old lady standing at the counter talking with the cashier , she looks at me and says do you live around here and I say yes and I tell her where I live , she then says you look like cop are you a cop ? I laugh and say i used be I'm retired now , she tells me she is 80 year old and that her late husband was a New York City Police Officer and died in the line of duty . I asked her what his name was and where he worked , she told me and I pulled out my phone and looked him up on the officer down memorial page and sure enough he was there with his picture and story, I showed her and she cried and hugged me for bringing her husband to her, she took my phone and showed all the people in the deli. she was so proud of him....we talked some more and she hugged me again before I left....it was a real honor for me to meet the widow of a NYPD Hero Police Officer Thomas Eide shield # 4954 EOW ~ June 15, 1974."

Retired NYPD officer
New York City Police Department

July 26, 2014

To fully appreciate the heroes of the present, we must recognize our heroes of the past. Your heroism and service is honored today, the 38th 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. Rest In Peace

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

June 15, 2012

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

Robyn Wilkes

June 12, 2009

As my career's end is coming closer, I decided to check and find those who had lost their lives during the year that I was hired. While it's been many years since your passing, I'm sure those you left behind and those whom with you served with distinction have kept you alive in their memories. Thank you for your service and for looking out for us who continue in our chosen profession. Rest in peace Officer Eide.

Sgt. Robert Mau Sr.
PD Joliet IL

December 17, 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 20, 2007

Officer Eide,

No officer who dies in the line of duty is forgotten. People may neglect to leave a written memorial tribute, but your loss is never forgotten.

The One who knows us all cherishes you and counts you as His child, and continues to comfort those whom you left behind.

Rest in peace, Officer Eide.

Family of Patrolman Clifton Miller
Rossford, Ohio, P.D., EOW 05/14/1966

May 4, 2007

Officer Eide,
As another officer wrote in a fallen officer's reflection,"no fallen officer should go without a reflection." Thank you for your service to the citizens of New York City.
R.I.P.
Anonymous

Senior Patrol Agent Michael F. Casey
United States Border Patrol

January 3, 2005