Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Thank you for our service sir. Glad to work in the same department as you. Rest in paradise.

Rct Explorer Gao

July 26, 2021

It is truly an honor to work for the same department. Thank you Officer Albert Edward Matthies for carrying on this tradition we uphold. May you rest in peace. Matthew 5:9 “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.”

Exp. Zhang
Arcadia Police Dept.

March 11, 2019

Rest In Peace Brother in Blue. You are honored and remembered on the 91st anniversary of your EOW.

Officer Mike Robinson (Ret.)
Upland Police Dept. CA

July 19, 2018

"When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him.”

Euripides

Marshal Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

September 17, 2015

Officer Matthies,
Sir, it has been 86 years since your End of Watch but you are still honored and remembered. I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Arcadia,

R.i.P.
USBP

Anonymous
United States Border Patrol

August 5, 2013

Thank you for your service and for helping to make America a safer place.

Deputy Brian Jones
Boulder County Sheriff's Office, CO

January 17, 2013

I live on Albert Matthies street and just want to say I was so very touched by the way Arcadia Police still honor you and the service you gave to the citizens of Arcadia.

Sonia
Arcadia Resident

July 19, 2011

Officer Matthies - As a one-time Arcadia resident, I'm sure that more than once I passed the spot where you gave all you had. Thank you for your service to the people of Arcadia and the State of California. May God grant you eternal rest and may His perpetual light shine upon you.

Chief K. Moreland (Ret. Sgt.)
Palmer Lake, CO PD (Ret. LAPD)

March 14, 2011

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 83rd 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

Phyllis Loya
mother of fallen officer Larry Lasater

July 19, 2010

Officer Matthies,
Sir, I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of Arcadia.

R.I.P.
USBP

Anonymous

July 30, 2009

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

Officer 11169

June 8, 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
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

August 9, 2007

Thank you for your sacrifice. rest in piece.

Police officer
cpd

May 21, 2007

Albert after all of these years you are still remembered as a hero! God bless you sir.

Ofcr. Dan Winger
LBCCPD, Ret.

March 5, 2005