Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in peace Officer Mestdagh.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

January 2, 2024

May you continue to Rest In Peace; this day on the 45th Anniversary of your passing.

Anonymous
NYDA

January 2, 2020

Officer Mestdagh,
On today the 42nd anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice-not just for your Community but for our Country as well when you served with the U.S. Army in Vietnam. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

R.I.P.
USBP

Anonymous
United States Border Patrol

January 2, 2017

Remembering and honoring your service and sacrifice.

Karen Petree
Kansas City Police Department, MO

January 13, 2015

Your heroism and service is honored today, the 37h 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 and your memory will always be honored and revered..

Rest In Peace

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

January 2, 2012

YOU ARE REMEMBERED TODAY AND THANK YOU SIR FOR YOUR SERVICE

VANDENBERGHE
MANCHESTER, NH

December 30, 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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and may not be duplicated without permission

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

December 6, 2007

YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE IN MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. I DO NOT KNOW IF WE ARE RELATED IN ANY WAY BUT TO SEE MY LAST NAME AS A OFFICER DOWN HIT ME REALLY CLOSE TO HOME. YOU ARE A TRUE HERO AND I KNOW THAT I AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS WILL NEVER FORGET THE PRICE YOU HAVE PAYED FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. THANK YOU!

DEPUTY ROBERT MESTDAGH
DESCHUTES COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE STATE OF OREGON

September 2, 2006

Officer Mestdagh,
On this, the 30th anniversary of your death, I would like say thankyou for your service to and sacrifice for the citizens of Kansas City. What really incenses me is that your murderer only did less than thirty years in prison and was released and still threatens officers from your department-it just shows how bad our legal system can be sometimes.
R.I.P.

anonymous

Senior Patrol Agent Michael F. Casey
United States Border Patrol

January 2, 2005