Prayer for America 07/31/06

America is such a beautiful land. We talk of amber waves of grain and purple mountains majesty, but that is just a quick assessment. America is beautiful in every way. Of course its landscapes are beautiful but so are its people, its beliefs, its freedoms, its leaders, and its history. I am so thankful to be a part of America and so proud to call it home. Amen.

Gratitude must guard the American soul. Without it, we will become reckless, foolish, and greedy. With it, however, we remain peaceful, contented, and generous--a people who can afford to be proud.

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Sheriff Joseph E. Branscomb DeKalb County Sheriff's Department, MO EOW: Monday, July 31, 1865 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Samuel Lewis McNairy County Sheriff's Depart..., TN EOW: Wednesday, July 31, 1867 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal David Sigemore United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, July 31, 1890 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Hugh McKeon New Haven Police Department, CT EOW: Wednesday, July 31, 1901 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Deputy Henry B. Lawrence Cameron County Sheriff's Depart..., TX EOW: Sunday, July 31, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Ranger Quirl Bailey Carnes Texas Rangers, TX EOW: Sunday, July 31, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant James M. Hardenbrook Fresno Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, July 31, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Albert Graves Custer City Police Department, OK EOW: Tuesday, July 31, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief Deputy Clyde L. Hauver Frederick County Sheriff's Depa..., MD EOW: Wednesday, July 31, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal Adrian Metcalf United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, July 31, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Walter Jones Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN EOW: Thursday, July 31, 1930 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Police Officer Jack Palmer Ridgefield Police Department, CT EOW: Sunday, July 31, 1932 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Detective Ernest Purgatoria Springfield Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, July 31, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John Emond Hensley Muskogee Police Department, OK EOW: Tuesday, July 31, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire               Deputy Sheriff Lawrence George Gowens Alamance County Sheriff's Depar..., NC EOW: Friday, July 31, 1936 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable L. F. Blackwell Cass County Constable's Office ..., TX EOW: Saturday, July 31, 1937 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Samuel Leeper United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, July 31, 1940 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal George Meffan United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, July 31, 1940 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal John H. Glenn United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Wednesday, July 31, 1940 Cause of Death: Gunfire Game Protector John B. Ross Pennsylvania Game Commission, PA EOW: Friday, July 31, 1942 Cause of Death: Unidentified Patrolman William F. Schreiber Stratford Police Department, CT EOW: Wednesday, July 31, 1946 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Leslie J. Oster Sr. New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Thursday, July 31, 1947 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman William Panczyk New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, July 31, 1947 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Lago Sheppard Greenbrier County Sheriff's Dep..., WV EOW: Tuesday, July 31, 1951 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Theodore Virgil Garner Loudon County Sheriff's Department, TN EOW: Tuesday, July 31, 1951 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrol Officer Wallace Edward Averill Howell City Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, July 31, 1952 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle            Policeman William Thompson McCown Cedartown Police Department, GA EOW: Saturday, July 31, 1954 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Maitland H. Mercer New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, July 31, 1965 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Bryan J. Moschea Milwaukee Police Department, WI EOW: Monday, July 31, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Robert E. Donahue Akron Police Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, July 31, 1968 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Trooper Brooks D. Lawson Alabama Department of Public Sa..., AL EOW: Thursday, July 31, 1969 Cause of Death: Struck by train Policeman Robert J. Cote Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Thursday, July 31, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lieutenant Norris C. Blackmon Shreveport Police Department, LA EOW: Thursday, July 31, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Paul E. Mortimer Dayton Police Department, OH EOW: Friday, July 31, 1970 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Police Officer Ernest F. Brunette Jr. Worcester Police Department, MA EOW: Friday, July 31, 1970 Cause of Death: Heart attack Police Officer Gilbert T. Stocker Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Monday, July 31, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corrections Officer James R. Souza Massachusetts Department of Cor..., MA EOW: Monday, July 31, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Corrections Officer Alfred J. Baranowski Massachusetts Department of Cor..., MA EOW: Monday, July 31, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Melvin Oliver Miner Norman Police Department, OK EOW: Monday, July 31, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Correctional Officer Wayne L. Selle United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, July 31, 1973 Cause of Death: Stabbed Trooper Hugh Purdy Colorado State Patrol, CO EOW: Saturday, July 31, 1976 Cause of Death: Drowned Officer Michael Owen Conley Estes Park Police Department, CO EOW: Saturday, July 31, 1976 Cause of Death: Drowned Patrol Officer Pablo Albidrez Jr. Laredo Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, July 31, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Luis M. Cruz-Acosta Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Saturday, July 31, 1976 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Charles J. Maltese Jr. Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, July 31, 1981 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff Donald J. DeMeulle San Bernardino County Sheriff's..., CA EOW: Thursday, July 31, 1986 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Deputy Sheriff Dale Steven Rossetto Siskiyou County Sheriff's Depar..., CA EOW: Thursday, July 31, 1986 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident               Reserve Deputy Sheriff Lawrence Eugene Breceda Siskiyou County Sheriff's Depar..., CA EOW: Thursday, July 31, 1986 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Trooper Byron J. Erickson Michigan State Police, MI EOW: Saturday, July 31, 1993 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Paul Matthews Pytel San Antonio Department of Parks..., TX EOW: Sunday, July 31, 1994 Cause of Death: Drowned Officer Gregory B. Gay Elba Police Department, AL EOW: Monday, July 31, 1995 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Kevin Williams Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, July 31, 1995 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Gerard Louis Carter New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Friday, July 31, 1998 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Detective Chaney Joseph Champagne LaFourche Parish Sheriff's Depa..., LA EOW: Thursday, July 31, 2003 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant Kurt E. Harrelson LaFourche Parish Sheriff's Depa..., LA EOW: Thursday, July 31, 2003 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Larry William Cantrell Sapulpa Police Department, OK EOW: Sunday, July 31, 2005 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: 56
Aircraft accident: 3
Automobile accident: 7
Drowned: 3
Duty related illness: 2
Gunfire: 31
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 3
Stabbed: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 1

 

By State:
Alabama: 2
California: 5
Colorado: 2
Connecticut: 3
Georgia: 1
Illinois: 1
Louisiana: 4
Maryland: 1
Massachusetts: 3
Michigan: 3
Missouri: 1
New York: 3
North Carolina: 1
Ohio: 2
Oklahoma: 4
Pennsylvania: 2
Puerto Rico: 1
Tennessee: 3
Texas: 6
U.S. Government: 6
West Virginia: 1
Wisconsin: 1

 

 

 

 

Prayer for America 07/30/06

How fortunate we are, Lord, to have a network of roads and highways connecting the sections of our country from north to south and east to west. We can travel freely wherever we choose throughout the land, without permissions or passports.

What freedom we enjoy and what choices!

We are bound together not only by roads but by a spirit of unity. In you, Heavenly Father, there is no east or west, north or south. You make us all one. Thank you for this fellowship. Help us strengthen and protect this precious connection.

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Deputy Sheriff Henry Pratt Tazewell County Sheriff's Depar..., IL EOW: Friday, July 30, 1869 Cause of Death: Gunfire Lighthorseman Joe Barnett United States Department of the..., US EOW: Sunday, July 30, 1882 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Sam Scott United States Department of the..., US EOW: Sunday, July 30, 1882 Cause of Death: Gunfire Constable Anthony DeLong Craig Constable's Office, MO EOW: Saturday, July 30, 1887 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Minor Cudihee Tacoma Police Department, WA EOW: Saturday, July 30, 1892 Cause of Death: Stabbed Constable Thomas A. Stagg Echo Constable's Office, UT EOW: Tuesday, July 30, 1895 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal John Garrett United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, July 30, 1895 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer William F. Weiss Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, July 30, 1901 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Wagon Driver George Kent Scranton Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, July 30, 1910 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Charles Stephens Red River County Sheriff's Depa..., TX EOW: Tuesday, July 30, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Chief of Police Cornelius Joseph Leyden Lehigh Valley Railroad Police D..., RR EOW: Sunday, July 30, 1916 Cause of Death: Explosion Police Officer Robert R. Wiley Seattle Police Department, WA EOW: Sunday, July 30, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal Robert L. Normand Burbank Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, July 30, 1920 Cause of Death: Gunfire Conservation Warden J. B. Carter Wisconsin Department of Natural..., WI EOW: Monday, July 30, 1923 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer R. Q. Wells Houston Police Department, TX EOW: Saturday, July 30, 1927 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Jeremiah E. O'Connell Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, July 30, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Charles F. Cooley Jr. United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, July 30, 1929 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Special Agent Walter T. Creviston United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Thursday, July 30, 1931 Cause of Death: Heat exhaustion Auxiliary Officer Louis J. Schuetz Lombard Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, July 30, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Anton Zapolsky Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, July 30, 1934 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant William S. Ford Erie Railroad Police Department, RR EOW: Tuesday, July 30, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Rafael Igaravidez-Falcon Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Saturday, July 30, 1938 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Melbourne Lewis Grant County Sheriff's Department, SD EOW: Wednesday, July 30, 1941 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Robert A. Moore New York State Police, NY EOW: Wednesday, July 30, 1941 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Howard H. Hegerich New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, July 30, 1945 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Beryl E. McLane North Dakota Highway Patrol, ND EOW: Friday, July 30, 1954 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Captain Charles T. Andreano Des Moines Police Department, IA EOW: Thursday, July 30, 1964 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Lieutenant Daniel J. McCann Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Thursday, July 30, 1964 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Chief of Police Oswell Ovid (Joe) Rowden Cushing Police Department, OK EOW: Tuesday, July 30, 1968 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Deputy Sheriff Jerry Mack Beall Payne County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Tuesday, July 30, 1968 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Chief of Police D. Raleigh Clarke Millry Police Department, AL EOW: Friday, July 30, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Arthur D. O'Guinn San Francisco Police Department, CA EOW: Friday, July 30, 1971 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrol Officer Curtis John Ramsdell Columbia Heights Police Department, MN EOW: Saturday, July 30, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Wilbur Horatio Francis Virgin Islands Police Department, VI EOW: Saturday, July 30, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Albert Ochoa Garza Harris County Sheriff's Department, TX EOW: Monday, July 30, 1979 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Customs Agent Roger L. Von Amelunxen United States Department of the..., US EOW: Wednesday, July 30, 1980 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal Ronnie Nile Fox McAlester Police Department, OK EOW: Thursday, July 30, 1981 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Detective David J. Sheehan McAlester Police Department, OK EOW: Thursday, July 30, 1981 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Narcotics Agent Billy Fairl Morgan Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics an..., OK EOW: Thursday, July 30, 1981 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident Detective Sergeant Donald E. Davey Lincoln County Sheriff's Depart..., ME EOW: Monday, July 30, 1984 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant George S. Covert Tolleson Police Department, AZ EOW: Thursday, July 30, 1987 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper William Howard Phillips West Virginia State Police, WV EOW: Thursday, July 30, 1987 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Corporal David Wayne Moss Williston Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, July 30, 1988 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Doyle Reed Thorne Utah Highway Patrol, UT EOW: Saturday, July 30, 1994 Cause of Death: Aircraft accident          Correctional Officer Alfredo Deon Williams United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, July 30, 1996 Cause of Death: Automobile accident           Corrections Officer Frederick W. Baker New Jersey Department of Correc..., NJ EOW: Wednesday, July 30, 1997 Cause of Death: Stabbed            Police Officer Douglas Edward Wendel Richmond Police Department, VA EOW: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Bradley W. Crawford Clark County Sheriff's Department, WA EOW: Friday, July 30, 2004 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: 48
Aircraft accident: 4
Automobile accident: 8
Explosion: 1
Gunfire: 27
Heat exhaustion: 1
Motorcycle accident: 1
Stabbed: 2
Vehicular assault: 4

 

By State:
Alabama: 1
Arizona: 1
California: 2
Florida: 1
Illinois: 4
Iowa: 1
Maine: 1
Minnesota: 1
Missouri: 1
New Jersey: 1
New York: 2
North Dakota: 1
Oklahoma: 5
Pennsylvania: 2
Puerto Rico: 1
Railroad Police: 2
South Dakota: 1
Texas: 4
U.S. Government: 7
Utah: 2
Virgin Islands: 1
Virginia: 1
Washington: 3
West Virginia: 1
Wisconsin: 1

 

 

 

Prayer for America 07/29/06

Father, it's not always easy to maintain a good attitude toward those you've placed in authority over us. From the president to our local city coucil, our nature is to second-guess and criticize. That's not always a bad thing, Father, but I ask that you help us respect and support our nation's leaders--even when we disagree with them.

According to your word, Father, those authorities are there because you want them there. Even those opposed to you are working out your will for America. Help us honor you by following our leaders wisely. And please, Father, put honorable men and women into those leadership roles.

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Officer William W. Weathered Lexington Police Department, KY EOW: Sunday, July 29, 1894 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Isaac Walkingstick United States Department of the..., US EOW: Sunday, July 29, 1894 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman William J. Hedeman New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, July 29, 1906 Cause of Death: Drowned Patrolman Carl Hauck Cincinnati Police Division, OH EOW: Monday, July 29, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective George W. Wilson Council Bluffs Police Department, IA EOW: Monday, July 29, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Charles B. Smith Grant County Sheriff's Department, NM EOW: Monday, July 29, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Jose Garcia-Torres Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1911 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Daniel Passage Andover Police Department, SD EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1916 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Alex Horvatt Binghamton Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, July 29, 1917 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Chief of Police Ralph Daley West Wyoming Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, July 29, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Edward Brennan Wyoming Borough Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, July 29, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Francis Wilson Cedar Rapids Police Department, IA EOW: Friday, July 29, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Maurice Leahy Chicago and Northwestern Railro..., RR EOW: Friday, July 29, 1921 Cause of Death: Gunfire Village Marshal George Williams Long Prairie Police Department, MN EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Marshal Samuel Lilly United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, July 29, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Leon George Wilmington Police Department, NC EOW: Tuesday, July 29, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief Investigator Bert Donaldson Fulton County Office of the Sol..., GA EOW: Thursday, July 29, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Zigmund Ozeraitys Saginaw Police Department, MI EOW: Thursday, July 29, 1926 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)              Police Officer Harry Everett Shore Sr. Ocean City Police Department, NJ EOW: Friday, July 29, 1927 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Theodore T. Boynton San Antonio Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, July 29, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Ernest Gough Leavenworth Police Department, KS EOW: Friday, July 29, 1932 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Edward F. O'Donnell Portland Police Department, ME EOW: Friday, July 29, 1932 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Sheriff Willie McKinley Winningham Clinton County Sheriff's Depart..., KY EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Morris Bigus Kansas City Police Department, MO EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1933 Cause of Death: Gunfire Chief of Police Frank R. Daw Dunsmuir Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, July 29, 1935 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Leslie G. Chamberlin Omaha Police Department, NE EOW: Monday, July 29, 1935 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman William Dusek Cicero Police Department, IL EOW: Wednesday, July 29, 1936 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Bryant Kirn Birt Gastonia Police Department, NC EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1944 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman Charles F. Roof Tonawanda City Police Department, NY EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1950 Cause of Death: Unidentified Sergeant Frederick D. Hudson East St. Louis Police Department, IL EOW: Friday, July 29, 1966 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Charles L. Robbins Berryville Police Department, AR EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Sergeant William L. Griffin Jacksonville Police Department, FL EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Joseph E. Messer Oliver Springs Police Department, TN EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1967 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer William H. Wilson Cedar Bluff Police Department, AL EOW: Sunday, July 29, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Game Warden Ronnie L. Germany Texas Parks and Wildlife Depart..., TX EOW: Sunday, July 29, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer John F. Daley Hartford Police Department, CT EOW: Friday, July 29, 1977 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Sergeant Arthur W. Koch Fairfield Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, July 29, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Henry I. Bunch San Jose Police Department, CA EOW: Monday, July 29, 1985 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Jack S. Deuser Jefferson County Police Department, KY EOW: Tuesday, July 29, 1986 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Patrolman Scott Adams Winters Pompano Beach Police Department, FL EOW: Sunday, July 29, 1990 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Todd A. Burman Indiana State Police, IN EOW: Thursday, July 29, 1993 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Ramiro Perez Jr. Brooks County Sheriff's Office, TX EOW: Saturday, July 29, 1995 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Chief Deputy Willie Perry Leake County Sheriff's Office, MS EOW: Sunday, July 29, 2001 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer Nathan Ray Laurie River Oaks Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, July 29, 2004 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit              Seasonal Park Ranger Jeffrey A. Christensen United States Department of the..., US EOW: Friday, July 29, 2005 Cause of Death: Fall

 

The brave officers listed here were killed on this date in history. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

 

Total Line of Duty Deaths: 45
Automobile accident: 2
Drowned: 1
Electrocuted: 2
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 29
Gunfire (Accidental): 3
Motorcycle accident: 3
Struck by vehicle: 2
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1

 

By State:
Alabama: 1
Arkansas: 1
California: 3
Connecticut: 1
Florida: 2
Georgia: 1
Illinois: 2
Indiana: 1
Iowa: 2
Kansas: 1
Kentucky: 3
Maine: 1
Michigan: 1
Minnesota: 1
Mississippi: 1
Missouri: 1
Nebraska: 1
New Jersey: 1
New Mexico: 1
New York: 3
North Carolina: 2
Ohio: 1
Pennsylvania: 2
Puerto Rico: 1
Railroad Police: 1
South Dakota: 1
Tennessee: 1
Texas: 4
U.S. Government: 3

 

 

 

Prayer for America 07/28/06

Good morning, God. I have a special need today. You have called us to be people of salt and light. I confess I miss so many opportunities as I go about my day focused on my "to do" list and my personal concerns. Help me, Lord, to share the light of your love with a word or a smile or a helpful act today. Help me season this day with one of the many manifestations of your presence. Lord, I have no excuse for omitting "salt" and "light" from my daily list. In thanksgiving for your great gifts, the least I can do is sprinkle a little salt, shed a little light. With your help and by your grace, I shall. In you name I pray, amen.

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Deputy Marshal Robert Goode Columbus Police Department, TX EOW: Tuesday, July 28, 1868 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Robert Laughlin Minneapolis Police Department, MN EOW: Monday, July 28, 1884 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Louis Hardy Oshkosh Police Department, WI EOW: Monday, July 28, 1890 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer John Van Horn Parsons Police Department, KS EOW: Friday, July 28, 1899 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant Gabriel J. (Gabe) Porteous New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Saturday, July 28, 1900 Cause of Death: Gunfire Corporal John F. Lally New Orleans Police Department, LA EOW: Saturday, July 28, 1900 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Officer Martin Mayo Galveston Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, July 28, 1905 Cause of Death: Gunfire              Night Chief John H. (Jack Hen) Daugherty Crisfield Police Department, MD EOW: Sunday, July 28, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sheriff Benjamin Cleveland Keith Murray County Sheriff's Department, GA EOW: Sunday, July 28, 1907 Cause of Death: Gunfire Night Marshal Walter Gray Morgan Martin Police Department, TN EOW: Monday, July 28, 1913 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Thomas J. McVay Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Sunday, July 28, 1918 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John W. Simpson Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Monday, July 28, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman James E. Elder Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Thursday, July 28, 1921 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Patrolman John H. House St. Joseph Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, July 28, 1922 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Patrolman Byron W. Porter LaGrange Police Department, IL EOW: Saturday, July 28, 1923 Cause of Death: Gunfire Sergeant J. Harvey Burke Richmond Police Department, VA EOW: Tuesday, July 28, 1925 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Ambrose M. Smith Roanoke City Police Department, VA EOW: Thursday, July 28, 1927 Cause of Death: Gunfire Detective Sergeant John Nerad Cicero Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, July 28, 1929 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Jack Parker East Point Police Department, GA EOW: Sunday, July 28, 1929 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman William A. Kertin New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, July 28, 1929 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Detective Thomas E. Hill New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, July 28, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Dominick Caviglia New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, July 28, 1930 Cause of Death: Gunfire Marshal Hiram Mundy Equality Police Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, July 28, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Special Agent Raymond L. Ezzell United States Department of Jus..., US EOW: Tuesday, July 28, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman Alphonso Bonavitacola Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Saturday, July 28, 1934 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Deputy Sheriff Charles Snover Waukesha County Sheriff's Depar..., WI EOW: Sunday, July 28, 1935 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Laurence V. Sheridan Boston Police Department, MA EOW: Wednesday, July 28, 1937 Cause of Death: Assault Chief William Henry Armsey Olney Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, July 28, 1940 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman John W. Costabile Chicago Heights Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, July 28, 1946 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Francis Castor Noblesville Police Department, IN EOW: Wednesday, July 28, 1948 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Motorcycle Officer Walton O. Whatley Fort Worth Police Department, TX EOW: Thursday, July 28, 1949 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Sheriff Roy Conway Pike County Sheriff's Department, KY EOW: Friday, July 28, 1950 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Edward V. Tierney Pittsburgh Police Department, PA EOW: Tuesday, July 28, 1953 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Officer Doris Wayne Barber Sitka Police Department, AK EOW: Thursday, July 28, 1960 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Robert G. Beghtol Arvada Police Department, CO EOW: Friday, July 28, 1961 Cause of Death: Drowned Deputy Sheriff Lummie Sanders Geauga County Sheriff's Department, OH EOW: Wednesday, July 28, 1965 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Police Officer Richard Rehmann Philadelphia Police Department, PA EOW: Thursday, July 28, 1966 Cause of Death: Fall City Marshal Jim Atteberry Kiowa County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Tuesday, July 28, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Deputy Sheriff Berry Creamer Anderson County Sheriff's Office, SC EOW: Friday, July 28, 1972 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Reserve Officer Joe C. Jones Dallas Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, July 28, 1972 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Trooper Daniel Austin Nelson Oregon State Police, OR EOW: Friday, July 28, 1972 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer James Albert Chew Steamboat Springs Police Depart..., CO EOW: Friday, July 28, 1972 Cause of Death: Gunfire Reserve Officer Michael E. Haen Kansas City Police Department, KS EOW: Friday, July 28, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental) Policeman Roberto Barbosa-Ortiz Puerto Rico Police Department, PR EOW: Friday, July 28, 1978 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Cheryl W. Seiden Metro-Dade Police Department, FL EOW: Wednesday, July 28, 1982 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Roy Lee Graham Sumpter Township Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, July 28, 1985 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Trooper Tommie Earl Owens Mississippi Department of Publi..., MS EOW: Friday, July 28, 1989 Cause of Death: Struck by train Lieutenant Eugene L. Young Oklahoma Department of Corrections, OK EOW: Friday, July 28, 1989 Cause of Death: Heart attack Trooper Kenneth A. Maloney Ohio Highway Patrol, OH EOW: Saturday, July 28, 1990 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Richard H. Buckner Clanton Police Department, AL EOW: Sunday, July 28, 1991 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Jackie Lamont Daniel North Carolina Division of Moto..., NC EOW: Thursday, July 28, 1994 Cause of Death: Automobile accident              Police Officer Jessica Ann Nagle-Wilson Hazel Park Police Department, MI EOW: Sunday, July 28, 2002 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Richard Lawn Jr. Lower Gwynedd Police Department, PA EOW: Monday, July 28, 2003 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: 53
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 9
Drowned: 1
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 29
Gunfire (Accidental): 2
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 5
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 2
Vehicular assault: 1

 

By State:
Alabama: 1
Alaska: 1
Colorado: 2
Florida: 1
Georgia: 2
Illinois: 6
Indiana: 1
Kansas: 2
Kentucky: 2
Louisiana: 2
Maryland: 1
Massachusetts: 1
Michigan: 2
Minnesota: 1
Mississippi: 1
Missouri: 1
New York: 3
North Carolina: 1
Ohio: 2
Oklahoma: 2
Oregon: 1
Pennsylvania: 5
Puerto Rico: 1
South Carolina: 1
Tennessee: 1
Texas: 4
U.S. Government: 1
Virginia: 2
Wisconsin: 2

 

 

 

 

Prayer for America 07/27/06

Lord, you promised to send the seasons as long as the earth endures. It is reassuring to know you have not failed us and that summer has arrived according to your timetable.

We anticipate vacations and the easing of schedules--time out to renew body and soul. We look forward to the yield of the earth--succulent fruits and vegetables, grains, and brilliant flowers crowned with color and fragrance.

Our fertile homeland is a refreshing garden, full of beauty and nourishment. May it continue to bear good fruit in your name, O Lord.

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Patrolman James Purdon Louisville Police Department, KY EOW: Saturday, July 27, 1901 Cause of Death: Fire Officer William Cotter California Department of Correc..., CA EOW: Monday, July 27, 1903 Cause of Death: Stabbed City Marshal William C. Manis Richland Police Department, MO EOW: Friday, July 27, 1906 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Lloyd N. Robinson Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Saturday, July 27, 1912 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman James H. Pace Butte Police Department, MT EOW: Tuesday, July 27, 1915 Cause of Death: Heart attack Special Agent George R. Stewart Union Pacific Railroad Police D..., RR EOW: Saturday, July 27, 1918 Cause of Death: Struck by train Detective Sergeant James Maher New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Sunday, July 27, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Finlay Beaton Superior Police Department, WI EOW: Sunday, July 27, 1919 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Harvey L. Biggs Little Rock Police Department, AR EOW: Sunday, July 27, 1924 Cause of Death: Gunfire Policeman George E. Papst Los Angeles Police Department, CA EOW: Sunday, July 27, 1924 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Dog Sergeant Henry Ward Texas Department of Criminal Ju..., TX EOW: Friday, July 27, 1928 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Louis Gagner Rice Lake Police Department, WI EOW: Sunday, July 27, 1930 Cause of Death: Electrocuted Night Marshal Virgil G. Untied Minburn Police Department, IA EOW: Monday, July 27, 1931 Cause of Death: Gunfire Trooper Anthony F. Laurence New York State Police, NY EOW: Saturday, July 27, 1935 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Patrolman Michael Keane New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, July 27, 1942 Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle Police Officer William Marion Lee Glynn County Police Department, GA EOW: Tuesday, July 27, 1943 Cause of Death: Gunfire             Police Officer Charlie Joseph Drawdy Jesup Police Department, GA EOW: Wednesday, July 27, 1949 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Correctional Officer Harold Bruette New York State Department of Co..., NY EOW: Wednesday, July 27, 1949 Cause of Death: Fall Patrolman Roderick O'Connor New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Thursday, July 27, 1950 Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident             Police Officer Ellis Roosevelt Mansfield Keystone Police Department, WV EOW: Monday, July 27, 1953 Cause of Death: Gunfire Police Officer Ronald I. English Detroit Police Department, MI EOW: Monday, July 27, 1959 Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit Patrolman Frank Donarumo Hamden Police Department, CT EOW: Monday, July 27, 1964 Cause of Death: Struck by train Patrolman Henry Walburger New York City Police Department, NY EOW: Monday, July 27, 1964 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Mark H. Zelewski Oklahoma City Police Department, OK EOW: Monday, July 27, 1964 Cause of Death: Gunfire Officer Daniel Alfred Redding Columbus Division of Police, OH EOW: Tuesday, July 27, 1965 Cause of Death: Duty related illness Trooper Allen Harvie Bufford Arkansas State Police, AR EOW: Sunday, July 27, 1969 Cause of Death: Gunfire Reserve Officer Bill Sutherlin Fairfield Police Department, IA EOW: Monday, July 27, 1970 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman Alfred A. Thomason South Carolina Highway Patrol, SC EOW: Monday, July 27, 1970 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Officer Austin Hepburn Jr. Hallandale Police Department, FL EOW: Friday, July 27, 1973 Cause of Death: Gunfire Captain Hazen Maltby Cass County Sheriff's Department, IL EOW: Tuesday, July 27, 1976 Cause of Death: Unidentified Investigator Alexander E. Dierkes IV California Department of Motor ..., CA EOW: Wednesday, July 27, 1977 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Police Officer Karen Jean Bassford Fairfax County Police Department, VA EOW: Wednesday, July 27, 1977 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Sergeant David W. Campbell Andalusia Police Department, AL EOW: Friday, July 27, 1984 Cause of Death: Vehicular assault Sergeant Ruben Almanza Corpus Christi Police Department, TX EOW: Friday, July 27, 1984 Cause of Death: Gunfire Patrolman George T. Bryja Chicago Police Department, IL EOW: Sunday, July 27, 1986 Cause of Death: Heart attack Sergeant Edward E. Neves Jr. Taunton Police Department, MA EOW: Thursday, July 27, 1995 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Sean David Earp Mayes County Sheriff's Office, OK EOW: Sunday, July 27, 1997 Cause of Death: Automobile accident Deputy Sheriff Robert Bishop Pollock Adams County Sheriff's Department, CO EOW: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 Cause of Death: Training accident Police Officer Edwin Hernandez Suffolk County Police Department, NY EOW: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 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: 39
Automobile accident: 6
Duty related illness: 1
Electrocuted: 1
Fall: 1
Fire: 1
Gunfire: 15
Heart attack: 2
Motorcycle accident: 3
Stabbed: 1
Struck by train: 2
Struck by vehicle: 1
Training accident: 1
Unidentified: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 2

 

By State:
Alabama: 1
Arkansas: 2
California: 3
Colorado: 1
Connecticut: 1
Florida: 1
Georgia: 2
Illinois: 2
Iowa: 2
Kentucky: 1
Massachusetts: 1
Michigan: 2
Missouri: 1
Montana: 1
New York: 7
Ohio: 1
Oklahoma: 2
Railroad Police: 1
South Carolina: 1
Texas: 2
Virginia: 1
West Virginia: 1
Wisconsin: 2