Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 55th 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.

Time never diminishes respect. Your memory will always be honored and revered.

I pray for solace for all those that love and remember you for I know that both their pain and pride are forever. I pray for your family's embrace. Thanks to his family and friends for sharing their memories and devotion through their devotion.

Rest In Peace

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

April 1, 2012

April 1 Will Mark the anniversary of your untimely passing.PaPa you are loved & missed by so many.Your life was cut short by someone who had no respect for Law Enforcement.I wished i could say things are different today but they are not.You were a Hero & died protecting your town, New Brockton Alabama.For this you will always be remembered.I Love you Papa & wished you could have seen all your grand children.You will always be in in my heart, I love you & Miss you.PROUD to call you my Grand Father

Linda Simmons Grand-Daughter

March 31, 2012

Tomorrow April 1 will mark the anniversary of your passing.PaPa you were a much loved man and missed by so many.Your life was cut short by someone who had no respect for a Law Officer.I wished I could say thngs are better for the Officers of Law Enforcement Today, But like you so many have died needlessly.You gave your life protecting your Town & for that you were a Hero.I will never forget you& neither will the Town Of New Brockton Al..Love & Miss You So Much.Your Grand-daughter-Linda

LINDA SIMMONS
GRAND-DAUGHTER

March 31, 2012

Another year has passed and you are still admired and respectfully remembered in the hearts and minds of so many. My thoughts and prayers are with your loved ones and friends on this anniversary of your EOW. You will never be forgotten.

James Sheppard
Father of Sgt. Jason L. Sheppard EOW 12/7/06

April 1, 2010

ON THIS THE ANNIVERSARY OF EOW, WE PAUSE TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THIS BRAVE MAN. MAY HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS FIND SOLACE IN THEIR HEARTS KNOWING THAT THE MEMORY OF THIS GREAT MAN WILL LIVE ON FOREVER. REST IN PEACE, SIR.

INV HAROLD HUTCHISON (RETIRED)
HUNTSVILLE ALABAMA POLICE DEPT

April 1, 2009

WE THE FAMILY OF ALEX HURST WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE VERY
HONORABLE ATTORNEY GENERAL, TROY KING FOR THE MEMORIAL THAT
WAS HELD,FOR OUR GRANDFATHER. IT WAS A VERY IMPORTANT DAY
FOR OUR MOTHER AND OUR AUNTS.
ALEX HURST GAVE HIS LIFE PROTECTING THE TOWN HE LOVED SO
MUCH. I THINK NEW BROCKTON ALABAMA WILL NOW KNOW A PART OF
THEIR HISTORY THAT WAS UNKNOWN FOR SO MANY YEARS.
THANK YOU MR. TROY KING AND MR. DANIEL McKINLEY FOR MAKING
THIS POSSIBLE. WE ARE ALL SO GRATEFUL.
GOD BLESS YOU BOTH!!!

linda simmons
grand daughter

November 4, 2008

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE

Pat Van Den Berghe
MANCHESTER, NH

April 9, 2008

May this you rest in peace sir. Thank You for your service.

Officer Eric Headley
Millbook Police Department

April 1, 2008

I was only 2 years old when my grandfather got shot. He lived as an invalid for almost another year after. I never got to know him at all. My mother has told me what I know of him as a person and as her dad. Recently some family members have been in contact with the attorney general trying to get some kind of recognition for him as a fallen officer and it is in the works.I also understand that he was not given a police burial nor did any of his fellow officers participate in his funeral. For what reason I do not know. It would be nice to see him recognized for the service that he provided for his town. This in no way is a put down for any body. Just thought I would let people know that I think more should have been done for him and his family.

David White
Grandson

December 14, 2007

"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

July 23, 2007

As we approach the anniversary of his death, we pause to honor and remember Officer Hurst and acknowledge the ultimate sacrifice he paid.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to his surviving family members. May he never be forgotten.

Major D.W. Warren
Montgomery Police Dept. - Montgomery, AL

March 28, 2007

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

Officer 11169

October 30, 2006

May God bless you for protecting and serving the citizens. No officer that puts his life on the line should be without a reflection!!!You DESERVE that much! May you rest in peace!

Christy

February 28, 2006