Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, California
End of Watch Thursday, October 23, 1980
Reflections for Deputy Sheriff Brent Charles Jameson
Rest in peace Deputy Sheriff Jameson.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
April 15, 2020
Rest In Peace Brother. You are not forgotten.
Officer Mike Robinson, (Ret)
Upland Police Dept. CA
October 23, 2017
Rest in Peace, Deputy Jameson. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.
Officer 11169
January 22, 2012
We're coming up on 30 years now. So much you missed, so much you should have and could have done...
That picture of the two of us in front of Angel II still hangs on my office wall. Bittersweet big brother. Bittersweet.
Deputy Forrest Fasig (Ret)
Sonoma County Sheriff's Dept
April 29, 2010
Your heroism and service is honored today, the 29th 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
Anonymous
October 23, 2009
"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
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Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC
December 6, 2007
You gave all trying to help your brother LEO"s and you are a hero ..Rest in Peace..God Bless All
DB
Calif Hwy Patrol..Ret.
October 23, 2007
You are remembered today and thank you Sir for your service
Van DenBerghe
NH
October 19, 2007
Sleep safe with Our Lord.
October 23, 2006
We go to our job each and every day knowing that we have entered harms way. You did something that all of us would do in the drop of a dime. RIP
Detective
Burbank PD (CA)
March 5, 2004
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