Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

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

Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

January 14, 2022

Thanks to everyone for remembering my grandfather. With all the hate for our police lately I’ve thought a lot about you. Your son(my father) misses you everyday. Just a few years ago they finally added you to the fallen officer Morial celebration in Newton and we never miss it. Sadly this year it was moved to the fall but we will still be there. Fly high grandpa rusty. Until we meet, I love you R.I.P.

Kayla Hewitt
Granddaughter

June 9, 2020

Rest in Peace, Officer Hewitt. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169

January 3, 2014

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 34th 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.

Rest In Peace

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater, PPD, eow 4/24/05

December 3, 2011

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

January 17, 2008

You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service

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

December 3, 2007

Dear Officer Hewitt,
Thirty years ago you and your passenger were taken from us while trying to stop a suspect. A heroic act, as you put your life on the line. You made the ultimate sacrifice for the rest of us. the town of Prairie City, the state of Iowa and our country. You are a Hero. that will forever remain alive in our hearts. I salute you Sir.
If there are survivors of Officer Hewitt, although the years have passed, please accept my condolences for the loss of your loved one. Please find peace in knowing that others care. May God Bless. Carolyn Moore: mother-in law of: Sgt. Jeffrey T. Hewitt EOW 04-04-04 Asheville, North Carolina

Carolyn Moore

March 9, 2007

OFFICER YOUR NOT FOR GOTTON.

GILBERT DANIEL

September 28, 2005