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Sunday, April 30, 2006

Prayer for America 04/30/06



God, thank you for giving our leaders, past and present, the eyes to see that you created people to be free. Thank you for helping them realize that nothing should take away that freedom--not skin color, not race, not ethnic background. “We hold these truths to be self-evident.” they wrote, “that all men are created equal.”

Father, I thank you for creating us free and equal. I ask that you will continue to heal past wounds of racial inequality and prevent new wounds of racial strife. Please give us a unity as Americans that is bolstered by the diversity of our ethnicity. Please make it self-evident to all of us that you made us to become one nation under you.



The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - April 30th

 
Lest we forget...  
 
Patrolman Robert T. Frazier
Nashville City Police Department, TN
EOW: Friday, April 30, 1875
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy James A. Coggburn
Taney County Sheriff's Office, MO
EOW: Wednesday, April 30, 1879
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Correctional Officer John Elder
Iowa Department of Corrections, IA
EOW: Sunday, April 30, 1882
Cause of Death: Assault
Patrolman Daniel Summitt
Nashville City Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, April 30, 1899
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Captain William A. Brown
Ogden Police Department, UT
EOW: Sunday, April 30, 1899
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sheriff John R. Shaver
Clackamas County Sheriff's Depa..., OR
EOW: Monday, April 30, 1906
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Frederick Wright
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Sunday, April 30, 1916
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
            Private Thomas Carlyle (Carlie) Hyde
Texas Rangers, TX
EOW: Tuesday, April 30, 1918
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Special Agent Irby U. Scruggs
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Saturday, April 30, 1921
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sheriff Hugh Lee McNamara
Hyde County Sheriff's Office, SD
EOW: Friday, April 30, 1926
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lieutenant John P. Dowd
Nassau County Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, April 30, 1929
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Game Warden Alan G. Curry
California Department of Fish a..., CA
EOW: Wednesday, April 30, 1930
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Trooper John L. Furlong
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Wednesday, April 30, 1930
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patrolman Anthony L. Ruthy
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, April 30, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective James L. Kelly
Gary Police Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, April 30, 1932
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Stanley J. Lutke
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, April 30, 1933
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Raymond Mathis
Montgomery Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, April 30, 1936
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Willie R. Denson
Daytona Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, April 30, 1937
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Frank E. Herrmann
Jefferson County Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, April 30, 1938
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Captain Charles R. Gougenheim
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, April 30, 1955
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Jack B. Beets
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, April 30, 1955
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Charles Washington
Ardmore Police Department, OK
EOW: Wednesday, April 30, 1958
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer O. J. Weldon
Cumberland Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, April 30, 1966
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Herbert I. Wexler
Lucas County Sheriff's Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, April 30, 1967
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Deputy Gordon D. Erickson
Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA
EOW: Thursday, April 30, 1970
Cause of Death: Fall
            Police Officer James R. Reifschneider
St. Louis County Police Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, April 30, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Robert E. Betsch
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, April 30, 1979
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Patrolman Anthony E. Jenkins
Meigs Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, April 30, 1980
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Vincente Ramos-Lebron
United States General Services ..., US
EOW: Friday, April 30, 1982
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Policeman Luis B. Vega-Cotto
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Sunday, April 30, 1989
Cause of Death: Gunfire
            Commander Angel Francisco Rodriguez-Melendez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, April 30, 1993
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lieutenant Steve M. Crerar
Fremont County Sheriff's Office, WY
EOW: Sunday, April 30, 1995
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Daryle Wayne Black
Long Beach Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, April 30, 2000
Cause of Death: Gunfire
            Patrol Officer Dannygriggs M. Padayao
Honolulu Police Department, HI
EOW: Monday, April 30, 2001
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Robert Daniel Targosz
Gilbert Police Department, AZ
EOW: Sunday, April 30, 2006
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
 
The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 35
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 4
Duty related illness: 1
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 22
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicular assault: 3
 
 

Saturday, April 29, 2006

Prayer for America 04/29/06



Thank you, Lord, for music. For country music and rock music. Thank you for Handel and Bach, for Elvis and the Beatles. Thank you for marching bands and jazz bands and everything in between.

“Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises,” the Scriptures say (Psalm 98:4), and I am glad to do it. Thank you for stores filled with CDs and radio stations filled with songs. Thank you for old hymns and new praise songs. Give me a song today. In this and every way I give you praise. Amen.

To be an American is to be free to dance to a tune and only you can hear,
to march to a drumbeat of all your own.

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - April 29th

 
Lest we forget...  
 
 
Deputy Sheriff Rodney Badger
Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office, UT
EOW: Friday, April 29, 1853
Cause of Death: Drowned
Guard Joe Epperson
Texas Department of Criminal Ju..., TX
EOW: Monday, April 29, 1889
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff George W. Hoffman
Windsor County Sheriff's Office, VT
EOW: Sunday, April 29, 1900
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman William Satters
Cincinnati Police Division, OH
EOW: Monday, April 29, 1907
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Patrick Devaney
Minot Police Department, ND
EOW: Monday, April 29, 1918
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief of Police George Riehm
West Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, April 29, 1921
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Frank J. Blazek
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, April 29, 1926
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Edward Leeney
Iowa City Police Department, IA
EOW: Thursday, April 29, 1926
Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar
Town Marshal Phillip Lee
Hallandale Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, April 29, 1928
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer John Malcolm
San Francisco Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, April 29, 1930
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief Troy (Zeke) Clevenger
Winchester Police Department, IN
EOW: Wednesday, April 29, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective Fred W. Nolan
St. Cloud Police Department, MN
EOW: Sunday, April 29, 1934
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Bertram Lou Agnew
Richmond Police Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, April 29, 1942
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman John Joseph Moore
Wilkes-Barre Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, April 29, 1942
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Jacob Szwedowski
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, April 29, 1945
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Sergeant Theodore R. Chambers
Oregon State Police, OR
EOW: Sunday, April 29, 1945
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief of Police Rufus Barrow
Adairville Police Department, KY
EOW: Thursday, April 29, 1948
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Robert John Fulton
Superior Police Department, WI
EOW: Thursday, April 29, 1948
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff William A. White
Mendocino County Sheriff's Depa..., CA
EOW: Saturday, April 29, 1950
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Night Marshal Albert Rinks
Marked Tree Police Department, AR
EOW: Tuesday, April 29, 1952
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff James Tillotson
Anderson County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Monday, April 29, 1957
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief of Police Novel McReynolds
Murray Police Department, KY
EOW: Monday, April 29, 1957
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Mitchell A. Stone
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, April 29, 1959
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Thomas E. Kittinger
Roanoke City Police Department, VA
EOW: Saturday, April 29, 1961
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Chief of Police Walter R. Little
Washtucna Police Department, WA
EOW: Saturday, April 29, 1961
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Robert L. Stevens
Benton Township Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, April 29, 1970
Cause of Death: Gunfire
            Chief of Police William E. (Bill) Lewis
Capac Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, April 29, 1970
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Theodore Turner
Kershaw County Sheriff's Depart..., SC
EOW: Thursday, April 29, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Morris E. Greenwalt
Hazen Police Department, AR
EOW: Monday, April 29, 1974
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Special Agent Renault R. Bayhi
United States Department of the..., US
EOW: Tuesday, April 29, 1975
Cause of Death: Unidentified
Investigator Larry Douglas Bullock
Durham Police Department, NC
EOW: Thursday, April 29, 1976
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Bill Jean Lea
Polk County Sheriff's Office, AR
EOW: Thursday, April 29, 1976
Cause of Death: Gunfire
  Captain James Alexander Bradley
Oilton Police Department, OK
EOW: Monday, April 29, 1985
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
            Patrol Deputy Thomas Edward Felton Jr.
Sussex County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Saturday, April 29, 1989
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Lieutenant Thomas James Leis
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, April 29, 1990
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Captain James Lutz
Waukesha Police Department, WI
EOW: Friday, April 29, 1994
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Kenneth J. Wolf
Frontier County Sheriff's Office, NE
EOW: Tuesday, April 29, 1997
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Officer John Michael Richardson
Nashville International Airport..., TN
EOW: Thursday, April 29, 1999
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
            Lieutenant Christopher Neal Claypool
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Sunday, April 29, 2001
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Deputy Sheriff David William March
Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA
EOW: Monday, April 29, 2002
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Michael Thomas Hartzell
Youngstown Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, April 29, 2003
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Tommy Edward Scott
Los Angeles World Airports Poli..., CA
EOW: Friday, April 29, 2005
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
 
The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 42
Automobile accident: 1
Drowned: 1
Duty related illness: 1
Gunfire: 28
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 1
Struck by streetcar: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 3
Unidentified: 1
Vehicular assault: 3
 
 

Friday, April 28, 2006

Prayer for America 04/28/06



God, our armed forces have been trained to protect our country in war and peace. They place their trust in you. We pray now that you would protect them as they fulfill their promises.

These gallant citizens make untold sacrifices to keep our homes and country safe. They pledged to give their lives, if necessary, to defend the principles that made our country free.

Honor their commitment and their courage, Father, as you encourage us to do the same.

Each one of them is precious to us, as they are to you. Comfort them and the families from whom they are separated. Give them strength, guidance, and convictions as they face the unknown with the name of God and country on their lips and in their hearts.

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - April 28th

 
Lest we forget...  
 
 
Deputy Sheriff George Hammond
St. Louis Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, April 28, 1836
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Constable William Mull
St. Louis Police Department, MO
EOW: Thursday, April 28, 1836
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Deputy Sheriff Granville A. Hayden
Aroostook County Sheriff's Depa..., ME
EOW: Monday, April 28, 1873
Cause of Death: Assault
Deputy Sheriff William Hubbard
Aroostook County Sheriff's Depa..., ME
EOW: Monday, April 28, 1873
Cause of Death: Assault
Policeman James B. Wiggins
Chattanooga Police Department, TN
EOW: Monday, April 28, 1879
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff James W. Bell
Lincoln County Sheriff's Depart..., NM
EOW: Thursday, April 28, 1881
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Marshal Robert Olinger
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Thursday, April 28, 1881
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Constable Albert P. Crigler
Sonoma County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, April 28, 1888
Cause of Death: Gunfire
City Marshal Abner Whitney
Missouri Valley Police Department, IA
EOW: Saturday, April 28, 1894
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Charles A. Ware
Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Wednesday, April 28, 1897
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman George Claud Holt Pickett
Pine Bluff Police Department, AR
EOW: Sunday, April 28, 1901
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sanitary Officer W. L. Steele
Decatur Police Department, AL
EOW: Friday, April 28, 1905
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Private Andrew Czap
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Sunday, April 28, 1918
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Arthur Frank Utter
Schuyler County Sheriff's Depar..., IL
EOW: Friday, April 28, 1922
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sheriff Thomas Edward Lashbrook
Schuyler County Sheriff's Depar..., IL
EOW: Friday, April 28, 1922
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Constable Carl William Neff
Schuyler County Sheriff's Depar..., IL
EOW: Friday, April 28, 1922
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Corporal Harold C. Mattice
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Saturday, April 28, 1923
Cause of Death: Gunfire
            Chief of Police John Ferdinand Bockman
Libby Police Department, MT
EOW: Monday, April 28, 1924
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Game Warden Frank H. Gillam
Virginia Department of Game and..., VA
EOW: Sunday, April 28, 1929
Cause of Death: Gunfire
              Special Agent Durward Faulding Geddes
Burlington Northern Railroad Po..., RR
EOW: Thursday, April 28, 1932
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Policeman Paul Donath
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, April 28, 1932
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief of Police Robert K. Hannahs
Richfield Springs Police Depart..., NY
EOW: Thursday, April 28, 1938
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Trooper John I. Gregerson
New Jersey State Police, NJ
EOW: Monday, April 28, 1941
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Patrolman Fred Parker
Clayton County Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, April 28, 1959
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
            Corrections Employee Bernard Fancher
Michigan Department of Corrections, MI
EOW: Thursday, April 28, 1960
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Patrolman Elmer M. Beers
Waverly Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, April 28, 1968
Cause of Death: Gunfire
       Patrolman John Stachnik
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, April 28, 1969
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Deputy Sheriff Jesse Lynwood Mallett
Clarendon County Sheriff's Depa..., SC
EOW: Saturday, April 28, 1979
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Detective Daryl W. Shirley
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, April 28, 1982
Cause of Death: Gunfire
              Chief Deputy Sheriff Wayne Lewis Wahl
Crockett County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Sunday, April 28, 1985
Cause of Death: Drowned
             Sergeant Timothy Michael Mossbrucker
Jefferson County Sheriff's Depa..., CO
EOW: Friday, April 28, 1995
Cause of Death: Gunfire
 
The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 31
Aircraft accident: 1
Assault: 2
Automobile accident: 1
Drowned: 1
Gunfire: 20
Motorcycle accident: 1
Stabbed: 3
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 1
 
 

Thursday, April 27, 2006

Prayer for America 04/27/06





God, at this very moment, thank you
for the teachers who are teaching our children,
for the doctors who are treating our sick,
for the farmers who are sowing our food,
for the judges who are protecting our laws,
for the police who are watching our streets,
for the firefighters who are saving our lives,
for the carpenters who are building our homes,
for the postal employees who are sorting our mail,
for the cobblers who are resoling our shoes,
for the students who are studying our past,
for the janitors who are cleaning our schools,
for the gardeners who are maintaining our parks,
for the engineers who are designing our roads,
and for all the other people who make life not only possible but precious. Amen.




The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - April 27th

 
Lest we forget...  
 
Watchman David Estes
Boston Watch, MA
EOW: Thursday, April 27, 1848
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Cyrus Beebe
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, April 27, 1854
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lieutenant Levi Parker
Cincinnati Police Division, OH
EOW: Sunday, April 27, 1856
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman John Teen
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Monday, April 27, 1896
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Thomas Meagher
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, April 27, 1899
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman Patrick Melia
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, April 27, 1910
Cause of Death: Gunfire
             Chief of Police Emilio Girona-Vizcarrondo
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, April 27, 1917
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Special Agent Kersey E. Gowin
North Dakota Attorney General's..., ND
EOW: Saturday, April 27, 1918
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief of Police C. M. Fly
Commerce Police Department, OK
EOW: Sunday, April 27, 1924
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Game Warden William J. Nattkemper
Indiana Department of Natural R..., IN
EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1926
Cause of Death: Drowned
Game Warden William J. Peare
Indiana Department of Natural R..., IN
EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1926
Cause of Death: Drowned
Patrolman Arthur F. Esau
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Friday, April 27, 1928
Cause of Death: Gunfire
             City Marshal Jefferson Davis (J.D.) Graham
Temple Police Department, OK
EOW: Saturday, April 27, 1929
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Leslie Lee Potts
Malvern Police Department, AR
EOW: Thursday, April 27, 1933
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Richard Rivers
Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Monday, April 27, 1936
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Private Joseph A. Hoffer
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1937
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Martin C. McCaw
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, April 27, 1942
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Officer Daniel E. Hobbs
Norfolk Police Department, VA
EOW: Sunday, April 27, 1952
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Police Officer Hugh Greer
Tulsa Police Department, OK
EOW: Friday, April 27, 1962
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief of Police James Ivan Knick
Suwanee Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1965
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Charles Austin Pryor
Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX
EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1965
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Deputy Sheriff William C. Jackson
Trinity County Sheriff's Depart..., CA
EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief Jailer Roy Alonzo Sturges
La Salle County Sheriff's Depar..., TX
EOW: Friday, April 27, 1973
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Sheriff Ernest Daniel Hamilton
Presidio County Sheriff's Depar..., TX
EOW: Friday, April 27, 1973
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Armond VanCleave
Shively Police Department, KY
EOW: Saturday, April 27, 1974
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Officer Michael David Stewart
Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, April 27, 1975
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective Ernest Loyd Wilson
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1976
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief of Police Robert F. Sexton
Olanta Police Department, SC
EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1976
Cause of Death: Gunfire
First Lieutenant Cell C. Howell
Oklahoma Highway Patrol, OK
EOW: Wednesday, April 27, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Lieutenant William James Nixon
Jackson Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, April 27, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Game Warden Arnold J. Magoon
Vermont Fish and Wildlife Depar..., VT
EOW: Thursday, April 27, 1978
Cause of Death: Assault
Parole Officer Robert A. White
Ohio Department of Rehabilitati..., OH
EOW: Friday, April 27, 1979
Cause of Death: Gunfire
              Detective Lieutenant William L. McCarthy
Montcalm County Sheriff's Depar..., MI
EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1982
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Donald E. Pittenger
Pottawatomie County Sheriff's O..., KS
EOW: Sunday, April 27, 1986
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Sergeant John F. McCormick
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, April 27, 1988
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Deputy Donald Terry Garrison
Cobb County Sheriff's Department, GA
EOW: Friday, April 27, 1990
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Officer Joseph Preston Martin
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, April 27, 1990
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Terry James Jablonski
Bay City Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, April 27, 1991
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Raymond Paul Rexer
Bay City Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, April 27, 1991
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Trooper James Keith Stewart
Georgia State Patrol, GA
EOW: Saturday, April 27, 1991
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Sergeant Douglas Odell Parsons
Kissimmee Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 1993
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Police Officer Jose Perez
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, April 27, 1994
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Agent Wilfredo Rojas-Albino
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Thursday, April 27, 1995
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lieutenant Claton Morris Medrano
Harrison County Sheriff's Depar..., TX
EOW: Friday, April 27, 2001
Cause of Death: Gunfire
            Deputy Sheriff Toney Clayton Summey
Randolph County Sheriff's Depar..., NC
EOW: Sunday, April 27, 2003
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant George A. (Andy) Brown III
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
              Police Officer James Gordon (Jim) Lewis
Tacoma Police Department, WA
EOW: Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
 
The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 47
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 6
Drowned: 2
Duty related illness: 1
Gunfire: 27
Gunfire (Accidental): 3
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 1
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicular assault: 2
 
 
 

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Prayer for America 04/26/06



What will y our children have tomorrow, God? It’s so easy to get caught up in the here and now that we often forget to think about tomorrow. Will the sun shine as brightly for our grandchildren? Will the summer breezes feel as warm? There have been great changes since the birth of our country and our world. May we continue to move forward with positive steps--one step at a time. Amen.

America is only as strong as her families. If we lose the ability to hold those families together, we risk losing America as we know it.

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - April 26th

 
Lest we forget...  
 
Sheriff Edward Newton Campbell
Hinsdale County Sheriff's Depar..., CO
EOW: Wednesday, April 26, 1882
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Constable Nathan Busby
Milam County Constable's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, April 26, 1894
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Policeman Jeremiah Dunham
Rahway Police Department, NJ
EOW: Wednesday, April 26, 1899
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Constable W. G. Reddick
Jefferson County Constable's Of..., TX
EOW: Sunday, April 26, 1903
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff James W. Dunn II
Benton County Sheriff's Office, OR
EOW: Tuesday, April 26, 1904
Cause of Death: Gunfire
              Deputy Sheriff Lewis Markham Huffman
Harrison County Sheriff's Depar..., TX
EOW: Monday, April 26, 1909
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Henry J. Arends
Cedar Rapids Police Department, IA
EOW: Sunday, April 26, 1914
Cause of Death: Electrocuted
Patrolman Fred Kuncl
Berwyn Police Department, IL
EOW: Monday, April 26, 1920
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Police Officer Brice Hurst
Anniston Police Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, April 26, 1922
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Joe Holliday
Anniston Police Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, April 26, 1922
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William Burleson
Avery County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: Thursday, April 26, 1923
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Sidney Clarence Crews
Miami Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, April 26, 1929
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sheriff Ira Burnett
Van Zandt County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Thursday, April 26, 1934
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
             Detective Sergeant John A. Cameron
Cincinnati Police Division, OH
EOW: Friday, April 26, 1935
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff John R. Cramer
El Paso County Sheriff's Depart..., TX
EOW: Friday, April 26, 1940
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Neal R. Courtney
St. Louis Police Department, MO
EOW: Friday, April 26, 1946
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Patrolman George T. Freeman
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, April 26, 1947
Cause of Death: Assault
Patrol Officer Eugenio Luna
Laredo Police Department, TX
EOW: Saturday, April 26, 1947
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief of Police George C. Mitchell
Wake Forest Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, April 26, 1947
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Motorcycle Officer Henry N. Williams
Beaumont Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, April 26, 1950
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Officer Alvin Foss
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: Wednesday, April 26, 1950
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Deputy Sheriff T. N. Westmoreland
Forsyth County Sheriff's Depart..., NC
EOW: Wednesday, April 26, 1950
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Police Officer Lloyd Eugene Murphy
Whitefish Police Department, MT
EOW: Thursday, April 26, 1956
Cause of Death: Heart attack
              Conservation Officer George B. Driscoll
South Dakota Department of Game..., SD
EOW: Sunday, April 26, 1964
Cause of Death: Drowned
              Corrections Employee Lester B. Sumner
Florida Department of Corrections, FL
EOW: Monday, April 26, 1965
Cause of Death: Assault
Sergeant Robert J. Zinck
Framingham Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, April 26, 1968
Cause of Death: Exposure to toxins
Sergeant Glen R. Hosier
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Monday, April 26, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lieutenant William Carter Smith
Kentucky State Police, KY
EOW: Thursday, April 26, 1973
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman William Nathan Shapiro
Cleveland Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, April 26, 1974
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Morris Edward Brossette
Natchitoches Police Department, LA
EOW: Friday, April 26, 1974
Cause of Death: Drowned
Correctional Officer Richard Ochoa
California Department of Correc..., CA
EOW: Monday, April 26, 1976
Cause of Death: Assault
Lieutenant Willis Durwood Martin
Kentucky State Police, KY
EOW: Tuesday, April 26, 1977
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Officer Bruce W. Wilson
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Tuesday, April 26, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
             Deputy Sheriff Jimmy Charles Matthews
East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff..., LA
EOW: Monday, April 26, 1982
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Philip Bruce Mathis
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, April 26, 1985
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Corporal John Novabilski
Prince George's County Police D..., MD
EOW: Wednesday, April 26, 1995
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Robert L. Johnson Jr.
Metropolitan Police Department, DC
EOW: Saturday, April 26, 1997
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Morris Cavaliere Jr.
New Orleans Police Department, LA
EOW: Sunday, April 26, 1998
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Lieutenant James LaDow Davis
Ocean Shores Police Department, WA
EOW: Sunday, April 26, 1998
Cause of Death: Drowned
              Police Officer Cuthbert Ezekiel Chapman
Virgin Islands Police Department, VI
EOW: Monday, April 26, 2004
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective Kenneth P. Wilcox
Albany Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, April 26, 2006
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
 
 
The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 41
Assault: 3
Automobile accident: 3
Drowned: 3
Electrocuted: 1
Exposure to toxins: 1
Gunfire: 20
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 1
Stabbed: 3
Struck by train: 1
Vehicular assault: 2
 
 

Tuesday, April 25, 2006

Prayer for America 04/25/06



Father, I’m amazed when I think of the pioneers breaking new ground on the American prairie. What courageous men and women they must have been. They moved into the land and occupied it. They set up borders. They coaxed life from new soil. They planted crops. They grew cities out of empty acres. They sacrificed their lives to build this nation, God.

Thank you fro guiding their work, for protecting them, for comforting them in their losses, for seeing them through to eventual success. Thank you, Father, for the spirit that allowed them to establish a great nation from the Atlantic all the way across the plains and the mountains to the Pacific.



The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - April 25th

 
Lest we forget...  
 
Marshal George O'Connor
Leadville Police Department, CO
EOW: Thursday, April 25, 1878
Cause of Death: Gunfire
City Marshal H. Clay Jeans
Benton County Sheriff's Department, MO
EOW: Saturday, April 25, 1885
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Jake Bowman
Cochise County Sheriff's Depart..., AZ
EOW: Wednesday, April 25, 1888
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William Sweem
Parke County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, April 25, 1896
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sheriff William D. Mull
Parke County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Saturday, April 25, 1896
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman William F. Messanger
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, April 25, 1901
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff William E. Tipton
Portales Police Department, NM
EOW: Thursday, April 25, 1907
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Samuel J. Robins
Cincinnati Police Division, OH
EOW: Tuesday, April 25, 1916
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Elmer M. Powers
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Thursday, April 25, 1918
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Special Officer Webster C. Gentry
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, April 25, 1922
Cause of Death: Drowned
Police Officer John P. Driscoll
Holyoke Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, April 25, 1922
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Albert W. Peterson
Scottsbluff Police Department, NE
EOW: Wednesday, April 25, 1923
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Agent Louis McCamant
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe R..., RR
EOW: Friday, April 25, 1924
Cause of Death: Unidentified
Sheriff Henry Hampton Howard
Aiken County Sheriff's Department, SC
EOW: Saturday, April 25, 1925
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Thomas P. Oates
Troy Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, April 25, 1925
Cause of Death: Gunfire
             Deputy Sheriff William M. (Billy) Lester
Wyoming County Sheriff's Depart..., WV
EOW: Sunday, April 25, 1926
Cause of Death: Gunfire
              Conservation Officer Joseph Twaddle
Minnesota Department of Natural..., MN
EOW: Friday, April 25, 1930
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Patrolman Daniel F. Murphy
New Rochelle Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, April 25, 1930
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Officer Harry McVay
Rhode Island Department of Corr..., RI
EOW: Friday, April 25, 1930
Cause of Death: Gunfire
              Special Deputy Constable Bernell Looney Barton
Tarrant County Constable's Offi..., TX
EOW: Saturday, April 25, 1931
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Officer Daniel A. Romberger
United States Department of the..., US
EOW: Monday, April 25, 1932
Cause of Death: Gunfire
             Special Deputy Sheriff Howard Gunter
Grayson County Sheriff's Depart..., TX
EOW: Wednesday, April 25, 1934
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Trooper William S. Kozlak
Minnesota State Patrol, MN
EOW: Wednesday, April 25, 1934
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Chief of Police Homer Moss
Madill Police Department, OK
EOW: Thursday, April 25, 1935
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Trooper Delmond Edward Rondeau
Oregon State Police, OR
EOW: Friday, April 25, 1947
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrol Officer Rubin A. Paine
Marblehead Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, April 25, 1950
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Neil Krantz
Flint Police Department, MI
EOW: Wednesday, April 25, 1951
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Police Officer Sam Robert Hickey
Loudon Police Department, TN
EOW: Sunday, April 25, 1954
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Sergeant Donald Wiseman
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, April 25, 1955
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patrolman Darvin K. Hogg
Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX
EOW: Monday, April 25, 1966
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Jack R. Armstrong
Southern Railroad Police Depart..., RR
EOW: Thursday, April 25, 1968
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Special Agent Douglas M. Price
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Thursday, April 25, 1968
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Trooper Bruce C. Rankin
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Wednesday, April 25, 1973
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
            Special Agent Wilmer Fuentes-Villanueva
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, April 25, 1975
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Investigator Claude Everett Seymour
Virginia State Police, VA
EOW: Friday, April 25, 1975
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Sergeant Julian Branch
Clio Police Department, SC
EOW: Sunday, April 25, 1976
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Eugene N. Luther
Sacramento County Sheriff's Dep..., CA
EOW: Friday, April 25, 1980
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Larry F. McMaster
Montrose Police Department, CO
EOW: Monday, April 25, 1983
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Raymond E. Radel
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Thursday, April 25, 1991
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Officer Michael David Gartrell
Sacramento Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, April 25, 1991
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman Daniel E. Rice
Bethlehem Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, April 25, 1997
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Police Officer Henry Allen Brown
Dallas Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, April 25, 1997
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Trooper Andrew Patrick Winzenread
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Friday, April 25, 1997
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman David John Chetcuti
Millbrae Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, April 25, 1998
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Allen William Gibson Jr.
Waverly Police Department, VA
EOW: Saturday, April 25, 1998
Cause of Death: Gunfire
             Police Officer Johnathan (Cole) Martin
Chatsworth Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, April 25, 2003
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
            Police Officer Gerald Kieffer Griffin Jr.
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Friday, April 25, 2003
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Detective Anthony J. (Tony) Hosey
Illinois State University Polic..., IL
EOW: Monday, April 25, 2005
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patrolman Harold Loyd Thorne Jr.
Tuscaloosa Police Department, AL
EOW: Monday, April 25, 2005
Cause of Death: Heart attack
 
 
The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 49
Automobile accident: 10
Drowned: 1
Gunfire: 26
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 2
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 4
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 1