Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

You are especially remembered today by those who wear the same badge as you.

Fellow Officer
OPD

August 17, 2012

My Dad , my hero. Time does nothing but make me miss you more.I hold fast to Gods promise that I will see you again, until then I will stand up for you and protect your memory and honor you. I am proud to be your daughter. I love and miss you so much.

Carol Minard Booher
daughter

March 28, 2012

Officer Minard you are remembered for your dedication to duty by your brother and sister officers of the Boston Police Department. RIP

Det. Michael Kane
Boston Police Dept.

January 19, 2012

Happy Birthday Dad, I know i'm a little late.I miss you so much, I can't believe it has been so long.I really don't know what to say,All i know is that i love you and missing you hurts like hell and every time i try write or even think about you i end up breaking down and crying. I miss you SO MUCH and wish i would of had the chance to get to know you. Mom says i'm a prick just like my father, So i guess i'm proud to be a prick.


I LOVE YOU DAD'YOU ARE AND ALWAYS WILL BE MY HERO Charles B Minard

Charles Minard
Son

August 20, 2011

I love you Dad and I miss you. You are truely my hero. You are always close to my heart and in my mind .

Your loving daughter
Carol

Carol Minard Booher
daughter

August 17, 2011

41 years today,how time flies. Think of you all the time and of all the things we missed out on. Wish you were here.
Love now & forever you son

Larry D.Minard Jr.
Son

August 17, 2011

Dad i never really knew you,But i love you and miss just the same and i look forward to the day we'll be together again.I hope your great grandchild brings you as much joy. Tell Charlie i love him, you both are in my thoughts always

Charles B Minard
Son

August 14, 2011

I am proud to have your name. I think of you every day.
Soon we will be together again. We all love and miss you so very much. Love now & forever your son

Larry D.Minard Jr.
Son

June 29, 2011

Forty years ago today, you were violently taken from us. Those who wear the same badge as you, remember you.

OPD

August 17, 2010

On the 38th anniversary of Officer Minard's death, we honored his service in our patrol briefing by reading his entry from ODMP. Each day, we honor one fallen officer on the anniversary of their death so as to keep them in our thoughts, and also to remind us of the dangers inherent in our job. Officer Minard is not forgotten.

Agent Zach Perron
Palo Alto (CA) Police Department

August 17, 2008

Dad, another has ended his shift, officer Andrew Widman of Fort Myers, Florida, when will people learn. He is with you and all your fallen brothers and sisters. May God have mercy on the rest of us.....Rest in peace to all who gave all.

Charlotte
Daughter

July 20, 2008

I REMEMBER THE NITE THIS OFFICER DIED. IT IS A SHAME HE HAD TO DIE THAT WAY AND AT A YOUNG AGE.ITS ALSO WRONG,BUT TWO WRONGS DON'T MAKE A RIGHT.

J PEOPLES

March 19, 2008

I love you brother and miss the times we spent together. I am getting up there in age now, so probably won't be too many more years before we meet again.

Theodore (Ted) Minard
Brother

January 25, 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

December 11, 2007

you are a hero among hero's, I am proud to be your daughter, I know we will see each other again.
Thank you dad for protecting me and everyone in this great city. i love you.

Charlotte
daughter

October 21, 2007

2014 is MUCH too soon. The next parole hearing should be 3 years after those individuals have passed on themselves.

Officer Minard, your picture makes you look about 12, but even 29 is far too young to have your life taken. Noting that you are listed as "Sr.", I pray your son is well and has been told everything there is to be told about you. No doubt you were there every moment of his life and I'm sure he felt your presence.

God Bless and may you continue to Rest in Peace, Brother.

Ptl. Jim Leahy, Jr.
Harvard University Police Dept.

July 19, 2007

Ofc. Minard and Family,

Sir, I often visit this site hoping that not another brother officer will be added. I know there will be many, many, more to come. Nothing ever quantifies the depth of loss or love that we feel for you. I didn't know you in life but I know you in the heroic actions that are your memory. Heroes never die, their actions continue to move others year after year, lietime after lifetime. We have only shared a portion of the treasure waiting for us in heaven. God has a special place I believe for us, a place where heroes rest in gentle peace. You hero deserve that place. We never forget our own and you hero are remembered and will be forever. "Poi Si Torno'All Eterna Fontana. So shall we all.................

Ptl.T.D.Hill
Ontario Ohio Police

June 29, 2007

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU THAT TAKE THE TIME TO REMEMBER MY DAD AND HIS ULTIMATE SACRIFICE.ITS BEEN 37 SINCE MY DAD WAS MURDERED AND WE STILL FEEL THE LOSS TODAY. WE LOVE AND MISS YOU DAD AND ARE PROUD TO BE YOUR DAUGHTERS.LOVE CAROL AND CHARLOTTE

CAROL MINARD BOOHER
DAUGHTER

May 2, 2007

On this sad anniversary, those who wear the same badge as you think of you...

NE C-Shift
OPD

August 17, 2006

Officer Minard, I wanted to Thank You!
for your dedication and sacrfice. My Father is retired OPD and told me about
the events involving your Death. Some want the killers to be released from prison, claiming they were set up or framed. The truth is, they are GUILTY!
and will never see freedom. I wear a bracelet with your name and EOW, so we wont forget....EVER!!!!

J.T.

May 6, 2005

God bless you!!! You died a hero and will never be forgot!!!

July 13, 2004

I't been over 33 years Larry and I still remember the night you were so viciously attacked. I was a young officer In Fremont at the time and although I never met you, I have honored your memory all these years. Bless you and the all too many brother officers who have fallen.

Bill Davis
Boardman, Ohio PD

September 24, 2003