Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

OHP is very special to my wife Debra and myself. Her Uncle the Late JC Magar was a fine man and Debra admired him greatly. Hats off to all our OK Troopers.

john / Debra Bowman
Family of JC Magar

March 16, 2021

Thank you for your service and please know that your sacrifice will never be forgotten. Rest In Peace always.

Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police (Retired)

June 29, 2020

Semper Fi Trooper....God bless you and God bless your family.

State Traffic Officer 7185 Mike Becze
California Highway Patrol, South LA.

June 29, 2020

Rest in peace Trooper Magar.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 16, 2018

Miss you daddy

Daughter Dana Magar-Hullum
N/A

September 1, 2015

Time may have passed but you are not forgotten. I believe as long as someone remembers you or speaks your name, you are still with us.
Thank you for your heroism.
GOD Bless

Detention Officer A.Zambito
Texas

July 4, 2015

To fully appreciate the heroes of the present, we must recognize our heroes of the past. Your heroism and service is honored today, the 37th anniversary year 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 who was 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. Rest In Peace

I pray for the solace of all those that love and remember you for I know both the pain and pride are forever. Thanks to your friends for sharing their devotion to you through their reflections.

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

December 12, 2012

I was the dispatcher on duty that terrible day. J.C. was a dear friend of mine. i remember him and his dear family on this day every year. J. C the kindest & dearest person one could ever have the privilege of knowing. he was LOVED by all who knew him. I will always miss him... he was an excellent trooper, father, & friend, a good christian man... i know he is in the loving arms of Jesus.

Eunice Deupree Conley Former dispatcher
Hugo P.D

June 30, 2011

Today is the 33rd anniversary of the day you took your wings and entered heaven. It is sad to think that your kindness
that day was repaid in such a mean spirited way. But your kindness has not been forgotten not your service to your
community. Forever you are remembered. Forever missed.

June 30, 2008

JC is missed as a trooper, but more than that as a father and husband, I know my father met him in heaven and they have been watching over their girls and Cam all these years.

Dee Ann
Family Friend

January 29, 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
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and may not be duplicated without permission

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

January 9, 2008

Rest safe with The Lord.

June 29, 2006

Rest in peace brother.

Patrolman

January 7, 2006

You are not forgotten..................

AZ Narc

December 3, 2005

09/30/04

What a senseless tragedy. Your memory lives on. I am so proud to have served in the same profession as a hero like you. Thank you for your service and sacrifice, Rest in peace sir.

Captain Robert W. Cannon; Retired
Vermilion County Illinois Sheriff's Dept.

September 30, 2004

Thank you for your service and courage brother J. C., rest in peace you will not be forgotten.

Son of G. Truman Wortham EOW 7/15/73

Assistant Chief Carl Wortham
Sand Springs Police Dept. Okla

February 6, 2004

I WAS ASSIGNED TO THE HUGO DETACHMENT OF THE OHP IN 1997. AND RESEARCHED THE SHOOTING OF TROOPER MAGAR BY OLD NEWSPAPERS AND POLICE FILES, I HAVE WORKED WITH TROOPER J.C. MAGAR'S SON WHO IS ALSO A STATE TROOPER I CANNOT IMAGINE THE LOSS THAT THE MAGAR FAMILY FELT LOSING J.C. AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE, THE CITIZENS OF CHOCTAW COUNTY THAT KNEW J.C. WHEN HE TROOPED THERE THOUGHT ALOT OF J.C. AND STILL SPEAK HIGHLY OF HIM, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET SUCH A GOOD MAN.

TROOPER RONNIE HAMPTON
OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL

Troopers and Officers all across this country must be strong together and hold a special bond for each other. As such, I salute you Trooper J. C. Magar for your professionalism and sacrifice which makes us all proud to be who we are. May the memory of your service and sacrifice remain forever.

Trooper
Pennsylvania State Police

J C was my brother-in-law at the time his death but was much more like a big brother. To Brenda, Cam & Dana I still think of J C often & will always miss him.

Trooper Danny Chaffin 852
Oklahoma Highway Patrol