Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

It’s an honor to wear your name on a SCU shirt I have. I never knew the circumstances of the incident until now. Thank you hero.

PO James Ulrich
SCU (1999-2001)

November 7, 2019

Rest in peace my brother. Thank you for your service and sacrifice on that eventful day. You are a hero.

Lieutenant Raymond Flores
NYPD (retired)

November 6, 2019

Det. Ford,
On today, the 40th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of New York City. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

R.I.P.
USBP

Anonymous
United States Border Patrol

November 6, 2018

Detective Ford...thanks for your bravery and making the ultimate sacrifice to protect others. You will never be forgotten.

Oldest Son of Detective Harold Lee “Sonny” Rogers ....killed in the line of duty 6/16/84. Terre Haute Police Dept.

Marc Rogers
Son of Terre Haute Indiana Police Detective, Harold Lee “Sonny” Rogers

November 6, 2018

Rest in peace brother

Lieutenant Ray Flores
NYPD (retired)

November 6, 2018

My name is Mike Spelman and I was a friend of "Lee's". I worked with him at Manufacturer's Hanover Trust where his act of bravery saved many lives but cost him his own. He was genuine, unselfish and a true friend of everyone at the bank. For those of you who did not know, he moonlighted there at the bank in a P/T quasi-teller/security capacity. The customers loved him, his co-workers loved him and he brought a smile to everyone's face. He loved to sing and show off his chops. On that day, Lee took out the gunman but not before he got hit. After being wounded he then went to the front of the bank and in the executive section to make sure the people who were "down in cover" were OK. He thought of others before himself. I will always be indebted to him for saving as many lives as he did that November day. I think of him often.

Mike Spelman
Former co-worker at MHT

October 26, 2018

Rest in peace.
What an incredible act of bravery!

PO Brian Greco
NYPD

March 15, 2018

Rest in peace hero.

Lt. Jim Russo

November 6, 2017

My Uncle. I honor him.

Navarro college law enforcement academy

July 8, 2017

Lee-

So many years later, you are not forgotten by your "brothers in blue."
RIP

TPF/SCU
NYPD

August 11, 2016

It was wonderfully nice of all those who sent messages thanking my husband for his ultimate sacrifice,and it is an honor to have a k-9 named after him.I will keep you all in my prayers and may God bless you all.

Nancy Ford

April 15, 2016

My name is Elsie Kirkland, and Detective Horace L. Ford was my brother -In law, I'm his wife Nancy sister. Aka Lee was the greatest, always willing to help, loving his job, was the best at it. Yes his life was cut short, but he will always be one of NYPD best. Rest in peace my brother in law.

Elsie Kirkland
Sister in law

April 14, 2016

Detective Ford,

I never had the pleasure of meeting you, but I have had the honor of meeting and knowing your daughter. She works with me in a non-certified capacity at my PD. Recently she was able to attend the ceremony honoring you through the naming of a K-9 after you on the NYPD Counter Terrorism Squad.

Your daughter is the living embodiment of good cheer and good will. She is so helpful to all who come into contact with her. She got those traits from someone.

Your sacrifice, and that of your family will always be remembered.

Very sincerely,

Detective Lieutenant V. T. Rosen
Henry County Police Department

March 29, 2016

I would love to get in touch with any member of the Ford Family. Detective Horace Ford is being honored by the NYPD in March 2016 and there will be a K9 named after him. It has been many years since his life was taken but we never forget those that made the ultimate sacrifice.
I now work in his old command building of the street crimes unit. I am honored to be part of what he represented.

PO Hans Jeannot
NY

February 24, 2016

It was my honor to research newspapers, books and magazines and finally find your 1978 ID Card Photo from a 1978 Spring 3100 article and make sure your photo was put on this site. I wanted to put a face to your heroism in the Line of Duty. I did the research because you are a brother officer and no matter how many years past, you will always be remembered. Rest Easy Hero.

APO Christian Durante
NYPD: 68th Precinct Auxiliary Police Unit

February 5, 2016

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

Robyn Wilkes

November 4, 2015

Your life ended the very date I was appointed as an Auxiliary Police Officer for my home town. Your career ended and my started, but how tragic and sad that yours ended the way it did. You are a hero. The person who murdered you is just a foot note destined to be remembered by very few and for disgraceful reasons. You are remembered for all you accomplished and mourned for all you might have.

God Bless and may you forever Rest in Peace, Brother.

Ptl. Jim Leahy, Jr.
Harvard University Police Dept.

May 23, 2014

RIP Officer Floyd. 35 years ago today you made the ultimate sacrifice for the people of New York and the United States. You will never be forgotten.

Anonymous

November 6, 2013

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 31rst 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 murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer. Like you, Larry was also a NC native.

I pray for the solace of those who love and miss you.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya

Anonymous

November 6, 2009

On this day we remember a comrade who made the ultimate sacrifice and protected all the citizens of New York and protected our freedom. We salute your bravery and thank you for your service.

Lieutenant
NYPD

November 6, 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
Copyright © 1999 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

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

January 2, 2008

You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service

Pat Van Den Berghe, Manchester, NH
Neighbors for a Better Manchester, NH

November 2, 2007

OFFICER HORACE FORD WAS 39 YEARS OLD WHEN HIS LIFE WAS TAKEN. HE WAS ORIGINALLY FROM FAIRMONT, NC WHERE HE GRADUATED VALEDICTORIAN FROM ROSENWALD HIGH SCHOOL. HE WAS THE SON OF THE LATE MR. DAN AND MRS. CORA MALLOY FORD. HE HAS A DAUGHTER, MELODI FORD AND WAS MARRIED TO NANCY WOMACK. WE, HIS FAMILY, LOVE HIM VERY MUCH AND WILL ALWAYS CHERISH THE MEMORIES THAT WE SHARED WITH HIM DURING HIS BRIEF LIFE. WE THANK GOD FOR HIM AND WHAT HE AND OTHER BRAVE OFFICERS DID TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC.

CHIEF PROB./PAROLE OFF. ROSIE L. FORD
N. C. DIVISION OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS