Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 85th 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.

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

November 23, 2011

Deputy Sheriff Johnson,
On today, the 82nd anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Pickens County. It took another ten years, but your murderer finally got the justice that he deserved.

R.I.P.
USBP

Anonymous

November 23, 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 23, 2007

DEPUTY JOHNSON, MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND SACRIFICE. YOU HAVE SERVED WELL. A HERO FOR SURE. MAY YOU REST IN PEACE.

CHIEF RONNIE WATFORD-RET.
JEFFERSON POLICE DEPT,S.C.

November 23, 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
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Investigator David L Bell
Richland County Sheriff's Dept., Columbia, SC

July 23, 2007

We pause to honor the memory of Deputy Johnson. Our thoughts and prayers go out to any and all of his surviving family members.

May God comfort and keep each of you.

We're also thankful that members of our department were able to assist in the capture and eventual identification of the suspect so he could be prosecuted.

Deputy Johnson may have paid that ultimate sacrifice 80yrs ago, but he should never be forgotten. May the family keep his memory alive by telling his story to their children and grandchildren.

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

December 19, 2006

Rest in Peace, Deputy Johnson. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.

Officer 11169

October 30, 2006

You are not forgotten, Brother. Rest easy on the Lord's beat.

Sgt. Barbara Beland
Monroe Co. Sheriff Dept. Bloomington, In.

November 23, 2003