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Friday, March 31, 2006

Prayer for America 03/31/06

God, in our efforts to improve life through technological advances, we run the risk of making life more complicated than it once was. Our phones, computers, pagers, and handhelds perform infinite tasks, but at the same time, we run the risk of being enslaved by their abilities. Those things that are meant to make life easier for us sometimes make life muddy and stressful and out of control.

Help us to find the balance between our ever-advancing lifestyle and simplicity. Don’t let us become controlled by a piece of equipment that has no identity, no soul, and no personality. Help our lives remain simple even as we strive to become wiser. Amen.

The Officer Down Memorial Page Remembers . . . This Day in History - March 31st

 
Lest we forget...  
 
Police Officer Thomas Cloud
United States Department of the..., US
EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 1885
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Private James H. (Jim) Moore
Texas Rangers, TX
EOW: Thursday, March 31, 1887
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Edward Harper
Kenton Police Department, OH
EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 1891
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Patrolman James A. Mynderse
Schenectady Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, March 31, 1900
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Police Officer Lemuel R. Boyce
St. Louis Police Department, MO
EOW: Sunday, March 31, 1907
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Policeman James F. Crehan
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 1914
Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar
Patrolman Thomas Wynn
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 1914
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer William Good
Omaha Police Department, NE
EOW: Friday, March 31, 1916
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Captain Charles E. Hall
Lincoln Police Department, NE
EOW: Saturday, March 31, 1917
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patrolman Charles Hatfield
Ashland Police Department, KY
EOW: Monday, March 31, 1919
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Antonio Pingitore
Kenosha Police Department, WI
EOW: Monday, March 31, 1919
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Manuel Stuart
Cocke County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Monday, March 31, 1924
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Railroad Detective Ralph Robinson
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacifi..., RR
EOW: Wednesday, March 31, 1926
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff John W. Bell
New Hanover County Sheriff's De..., NC
EOW: Wednesday, March 31, 1926
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Policeman James C. Costello
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, March 31, 1930
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff John J. O'Leary
Fresno County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 1931
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Night Marshal M. Anthony Swatta
West Des Moines Police Department, IA
EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 1931
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer John Brubaker
Miami Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, March 31, 1933
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Sergeant Walter A. Purcell
New York State Police, NY
EOW: Friday, March 31, 1933
Cause of Death: Accidental
Special Agent William S. Grubb
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Friday, March 31, 1933
Cause of Death: Assault
Special Agent Levi G. Trexler
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Friday, March 31, 1933
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Policeman Matthew Clowry
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, March 31, 1934
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Olof F. Wilson
Seattle Police Department, WA
EOW: Sunday, March 31, 1935
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
            Police Officer Jack Grace Wadlington
West Palm Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, March 31, 1935
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Special Officer Owen McManus
Southern Pacific Railroad Polic..., RR
EOW: Thursday, March 31, 1938
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Marshal Otto Jirecek
Solon Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, March 31, 1939
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Patrolman Otto J. Ziska
Cleveland Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, March 31, 1940
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Policeman John F. Schaefer
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, March 31, 1945
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Sergeant Frank C. Larson
Spokane Police Department, WA
EOW: Friday, March 31, 1950
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Deputy Sheriff J. Holland Thomas Sr.
Pittsylvania County Sheriff's O..., VA
EOW: Saturday, March 31, 1956
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Robert E. Karsmizki
Ohio Highway Patrol, OH
EOW: Sunday, March 31, 1957
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Benjamin Herrera
Farmington Police Department, NM
EOW: Saturday, March 31, 1962
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Glenn Harvey Williams
Yuba City Police Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, March 31, 1962
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Charles Scott
Dutchess County Sheriff's Depar..., NY
EOW: Thursday, March 31, 1966
Cause of Death: Drowned
Correctional Officer Joe D. Crater
Michigan Department of Corrections, MI
EOW: Friday, March 31, 1967
Cause of Death: Explosion
Correctional Officer Max M. Hinckley
Michigan Department of Corrections, MI
EOW: Friday, March 31, 1967
Cause of Death: Explosion
Agent Garnett E. (Dick) Dabney
South Carolina Alcoholic Bevera..., SC
EOW: Sunday, March 31, 1968
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief of Police Edward O. Kanz
University of Washington Police..., WA
EOW: Wednesday, March 31, 1971
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Police Officer Dominic Guglielmi
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, March 31, 1972
Cause of Death: Fall
Patrol Deputy Charles E. Barnes Sr.
Miller County Sheriff's Department, AR
EOW: Saturday, March 31, 1984
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Agent Thomas E. Riggs
San Diego Police Department, CA
EOW: Sunday, March 31, 1985
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Ralph M. Galdi
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, March 31, 1986
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant George Aguilar
Inglewood Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, March 31, 1988
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Victor Estefan
Miami Police Department, FL
EOW: Thursday, March 31, 1988
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Richard Lee Housworth
Juneau County Sheriff's Department, WI
EOW: Friday, March 31, 1989
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Detective Giles R. Landry
Maine State Police, ME
EOW: Friday, March 31, 1989
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Nelson Henry Yamamoto
Los Angeles County Sheriff's De..., CA
EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 1992
Cause of Death: Gunfire
             Youth Development Worker Eugene Rockett
Georgia Department of Corrections, GA
EOW: Wednesday, March 31, 1993
Cause of Death: Assault
Officer Jesse Don Moorman
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, March 31, 1994
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Special Agent David Elliott Sullivan
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Thursday, March 31, 1994
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
               Senior Trooper James Patrick Bartram
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Tuesday, March 31, 1998
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
             Police Officer Russell Travis (Rusty) Stalnaker
Atlanta Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, March 31, 1999
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective Jaime Betancourt
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, March 31, 2002
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Deputy Sheriff Donald Lee Schavolt
Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Sunday, March 31, 2002
Cause of Death: Assault
           Deputy Sheriff Christopher Michael Burgert
Bradford County Sheriff's Depar..., PA
EOW: Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Cause of Death: Gunfire
          Deputy Sheriff Michael Allen Van Kuren
Bradford County Sheriff's Depar..., PA
EOW: Wednesday, March 31, 2004
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: 56
Accidental: 1
Assault: 3
Automobile accident: 7
Drowned: 1
Duty related illness: 2
Explosion: 2
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 29
Heart attack: 2
Stabbed: 2
Struck by streetcar: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 2
 
 
 

Thursday, March 30, 2006

Prayer for America 03/30/06

God, we have become so accustomed to our freedoms, we have been lulled into apathy. We've nearly forgotten what it took to obtain those freedoms and to keep our country independent. Wars, loss of life, and deprivation have visited us all too often. When we are awakened to the possibilities of losing our way of life, our freedoms become instantly dearer.

Forgive us, Father, for taking our democracy and our good life for granted. Bless and protect our native land. Help us, we pray, to regain our patriotic fervor and to preserve our country for the generations to come.

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

 
Lest we forget...  
 
Sheriff John H. Wisner
Ouachita Parish Sheriff's Depar..., LA
EOW: Wednesday, March 30, 1870
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sheriff John Jasper Bogard
Tehama County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Saturday, March 30, 1895
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer William H. Kilroy
Nevada City Police Department, CA
EOW: Thursday, March 30, 1899
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Thompson B. Campbell
McDonough County Sheriff's Office, IL
EOW: Monday, March 30, 1903
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Prison Guard James W. Woods
Missouri Department of Corrections, MO
EOW: Friday, March 30, 1906
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Patrolman Pat Sweeney
Tiffin Police Department, OH
EOW: Monday, March 30, 1908
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sheriff J. Myron Miller
Cecil County Sheriff's Department, MD
EOW: Saturday, March 30, 1912
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Policeman Ivan W. Lincoln
Butte Police Department, MT
EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 1915
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Hiram Chaffin
Logan County Sheriff's Office, WV
EOW: Sunday, March 30, 1924
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff John Cross
Seminole County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Wednesday, March 30, 1927
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Policeman Harry Feinberg
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, March 30, 1928
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Special Agent Joseph Allen Purvis
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Friday, March 30, 1928
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Police Officer Gerow Birdsall
Ossining Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, March 30, 1933
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Michael Erdley
Westchester County Parkway Poli..., NY
EOW: Thursday, March 30, 1933
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Patrolman Earl W. Tobin
Massachusetts State Police, MA
EOW: Friday, March 30, 1934
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Night Marshal Ben Wiggins
Lyons Police Department, KS
EOW: Monday, March 30, 1936
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Henry Berry
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, March 30, 1938
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Fred D'Amore
Queens County Sheriff's Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, March 30, 1939
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Deputy Sheriff John T. Miller
Queens County Sheriff's Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, March 30, 1939
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patrolman George Kirk
Lorain Police Department, OH
EOW: Thursday, March 30, 1944
Cause of Death: Fall
          Acting Chief of Police Charles Newell Overman
Wymore Police Department, NE
EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 1948
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Edward Albert McCormack
Homewood Police Department, AL
EOW: Monday, March 30, 1953
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Deputy Sheriff William B. (Bill) Neill
White Pine County Sheriff's Dep..., NV
EOW: Wednesday, March 30, 1955
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Trooper Robert O. Lietzan
Indiana State Police, IN
EOW: Sunday, March 30, 1969
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Paul Kramer
St. Louis Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 1971
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Marshal Hilton E. Schorre
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Deputy Marshal Mercello Moya
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 1971
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Constable Lawrence Graham
Mitchell County Constable's Off..., TX
EOW: Thursday, March 30, 1972
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Police Officer Earl Ray Hoggard
Ketchikan Police Department, AK
EOW: Saturday, March 30, 1974
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Francis W. Magro
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, March 30, 1977
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Deputy Sheriff Willie James Blakely
Laurens County Sheriff's Office, SC
EOW: Sunday, March 30, 1980
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Sergeant Arthur Carroll Lane
Sullivan County Sheriff's Depar..., TN
EOW: Monday, March 30, 1981
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Sergeant Thomas Lloyd Callies
Huron Police Department, SD
EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 1982
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Patrolman Charles K. Yates
Poland Township Police Department, OH
EOW: Friday, March 30, 1984
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Investigator Michael O. Lewis
San Bernardino County District ..., CA
EOW: Saturday, March 30, 1985
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Corporal Jeffrey Joseph Gusinda
Brookfield Police Department, WI
EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 1993
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Patrol Officer Jeffrey Scott Skenandore
Oneida Tribal Police Department, TR
EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 1993
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Corrections Officer Raymond J. Curtis
New York State Department of Co..., NY
EOW: Thursday, March 30, 2000
Cause of Death: Accidental
Patrolman II Marlon Allen Titus
Memphis Police Department, TN
EOW: Tuesday, March 30, 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
Accidental: 1
Automobile accident: 10
Fall: 1
Gunfire: 15
Gunfire (Accidental): 1
Heart attack: 1
Motorcycle accident: 3
Stabbed: 3
Struck by vehicle: 3
Vehicular assault: 1
 
 

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

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

 
Lest we forget...  
 
Deputy Sheriff John T. Ross
Erath County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, March 29, 1879
Cause of Death: Gunfire
            Deputy Sheriff Marion David Robertson
Erath County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Saturday, March 29, 1879
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrol Wagon Driver Joseph Sturm
Cincinnati Police Division, OH
EOW: Saturday, March 29, 1884
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Captain Sam Cudgo
United States Department of the..., US
EOW: Sunday, March 29, 1885
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Marshal James E. Richardson
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Monday, March 29, 1886
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Jailer Marvin Conover
Adair County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Tuesday, March 29, 1904
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer John Robert Estridge
Charlotte Police Department, NC
EOW: Saturday, March 29, 1913
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Alvah A. Miller
Canton Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, March 29, 1919
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Patrolman George Leonard
Youngstown Police Department, OH
EOW: Saturday, March 29, 1924
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Horace D. Elliott
Columbus Division of Police, OH
EOW: Tuesday, March 29, 1927
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Traffic Officer Ralph Jarrell Rutherford
Hereford Police Department, TX
EOW: Tuesday, March 29, 1927
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Police Officer W. Frank Godbold
Chatham County Police Department, GA
EOW: Friday, March 29, 1929
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Officer John E. Harmann
Norfolk Police Department, VA
EOW: Tuesday, March 29, 1938
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Patrick Howell Baldwin
Miami Police Department, FL
EOW: Friday, March 29, 1940
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Police Officer Claude William Johnson
Lamesa Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, March 29, 1950
Cause of Death: Assault
Sheriff Louis F. Kreilein
Dubois County Sheriff's Department, IN
EOW: Monday, March 29, 1954
Cause of Death: Accidental
Patrolman Orville C. Trinkle Jr.
Louisville Police Department, KY
EOW: Tuesday, March 29, 1960
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Patrolman George F. Crane
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Friday, March 29, 1963
Cause of Death: Gunfire
             Police Officer Francis J. (Frank) Shannon
Newark Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, March 29, 1963
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Eugene Verdall Vickers
Tyler Police Department, TX
EOW: Friday, March 29, 1963
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Sergeant Gerald E. Doll
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Wednesday, March 29, 1967
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Michael J. Czapski
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, March 29, 1969
Cause of Death: Gunfire
            Correctional Officer Robert E. Kendricks
Alabama Department of Corrections, AL
EOW: Monday, March 29, 1971
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Police Officer George F. Stuckey
Bristol Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, March 29, 1972
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Wendell Hicks
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Thursday, March 29, 1973
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Frank C. Irvin
Newark Police Department, NJ
EOW: Thursday, March 29, 1973
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Border Patrol Agent Lee L. Bounds
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Friday, March 29, 1974
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Corporal John Michael Frontczak Jr.
Montgomery County Police Depart..., MD
EOW: Monday, March 29, 1976
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer William Green
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Monday, March 29, 1982
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer William E. DeLeon
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, March 29, 1982
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Police Officer Winston J. Rawlins
Houston Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, March 29, 1982
Cause of Death: Fire
Patrolman Michael K. Aselton
Barnstable Police Department, MA
EOW: Tuesday, March 29, 1983
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Deputy Sheriff Amedicus Q. Howell III
Collier County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, March 29, 1983
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Corporal Theodore Dennis Wolf Sr.
Maryland State Police, MD
EOW: Thursday, March 29, 1990
Cause of Death: Gunfire
            Senior Officer Specialist Daniel J. Bryer
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Friday, March 29, 1991
Cause of Death: Training accident
Deputy Frank V. Trejo
Sonoma County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: Wednesday, March 29, 1995
Cause of Death: Gunfire
            Police Officer Keith Tadashi Hashimoto
Reno Police Department, NV
EOW: Friday, March 29, 1996
Cause of Death: Training accident
Patrolman Hector Garza
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Thursday, March 29, 2001
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: 38
Accidental: 1
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 2
Fire: 1
Gunfire: 21
Motorcycle accident: 4
Stabbed: 1
Struck by train: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Training accident: 2
Vehicle pursuit: 2
Vehicular assault: 1
 
 
 

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Prayer for America 03/28/06

God, what makes a nation strong? Is it money? Is it armies? Is it pride? No, Lord. Our nation's strength is its people who have worked hard and suffered so our country could grow.

We honor the people from the present and the past, who, with you at their sides, have made our land great. May we follow in their footsteps, Lord, and be worthy of the name "American".

America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!

Katherine Lee Bates, "America the Beautiful"

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

 
Lest we forget...  
 
Officer Samuel Townsend
Leadville Police Department, CO
EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1882
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Patrick Riley
Cincinnati Police Division, OH
EOW: Monday, March 28, 1887
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Chief of Police Aaron McCord
Lebanon Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, March 28, 1890
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman John J. Clark
Harrison Police Department, NJ
EOW: Sunday, March 28, 1897
Cause of Death: Electrocuted
Deputy Sheriff John Turman
Kimble County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: Monday, March 28, 1898
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer J. Wafe Adams
Birmingham Police Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1900
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer George W. Kirkley
Birmingham Police Department, AL
EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1900
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Town Marshal Henry Lewelling
Arroyo Grande Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, March 28, 1904
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Joseph Raimo
Kansas City Police Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1911
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer John McKinney
Indianapolis Police Department, IN
EOW: Thursday, March 28, 1912
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Private Robert V. Myers
Pennsylvania State Police, PA
EOW: Friday, March 28, 1913
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Policeman Walter R. Kreps
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1916
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Police Officer Hugh J. Ennis
Chicago and Northwestern Railro..., RR
EOW: Monday, March 28, 1921
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Patrolman James R. Baker
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1923
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
             Deputy Sheriff John W. (Johnnie) Martin
Nacogdoches County Sheriff's De..., TX
EOW: Friday, March 28, 1924
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Lieutenant Elwood Gainor
Lancaster Police Department, PA
EOW: Monday, March 28, 1927
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Constable William Lee Mayo
Davidson County Constable's Office, TN
EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1928
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Special Agent Oscar C. Hanson
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1928
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Deputy Marshal Edward Franklin Flanery
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1928
Cause of Death: Struck by train
Night Marshal Clarence Andrew Green
Campbell Police Department, MO
EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1934
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Charles William Puckett
Virginia Division of Motor Vehi..., VA
EOW: Monday, March 28, 1938
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
City Marshal Clarence A. Sanger
Moran Police Department, KS
EOW: Saturday, March 28, 1942
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Marshal Wayne Magill
Georgetown Police Department, TX
EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1945
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Deputy Sheriff Harry Lee Harris
Sussex County Sheriff's Office, VA
EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1950
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patrol Officer Gordon Elmer Stotz
Winter Haven Police Department, FL
EOW: Wednesday, March 28, 1956
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Police Officer Festus Alyan Tatum Jr.
West Palm Beach Police Department, FL
EOW: Saturday, March 28, 1959
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Police Officer Francis X. Fenton
Hartford Police Department, CT
EOW: Friday, March 28, 1969
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Samuel Steven Kidwiler
Brunswick Police Department, MD
EOW: Sunday, March 28, 1971
Cause of Death: Fall
Officer William C. Wurst
Hainesport Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, March 28, 1975
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Donald R. Aleshire
Mount Holly Police Department, NJ
EOW: Friday, March 28, 1975
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Captain James Edward Daly Jr.
Montgomery County Police Depart..., MD
EOW: Sunday, March 28, 1976
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Junita Badavinac
Itasca County Sheriff's Department, MN
EOW: Monday, March 28, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patrolwoman Kathleen Garcia
Denver Police Department, CO
EOW: Saturday, March 28, 1981
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Detective Lynn Russell Sutter
Bethel Park Police Department, PA
EOW: Saturday, March 28, 1987
Cause of Death: Gunfire (Accidental)
Trooper Stephen G. Rouse
Florida Highway Patrol, FL
EOW: Saturday, March 28, 1987
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
            Chief Deputy Sheriff Melvin Kenneth Drum
Ochiltree County Sheriff's Depa..., TX
EOW: Saturday, March 28, 1987
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Jose Teodoro Gonzalez
Metro-Dade Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1989
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Detective Willis Henry Gravell
Oro Valley Police Department, AZ
EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1989
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Hugh Ellis Thomas Jr.
Seminole County Sheriff's Office, FL
EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1989
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrol Agent Luis A. Santiago
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Tuesday, March 28, 1995
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: 40
Automobile accident: 3
Duty related illness: 1
Electrocuted: 1
Fall: 2
Gunfire: 21
Gunfire (Accidental): 3
Motorcycle accident: 4
Struck by train: 3
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
 
 
 

Monday, March 27, 2006

Prayer for America 03/27/06

Under the night sky, Lord, I feel very small and insignificant. Of the millions and millions of people in this country, I am a mere speck of humanity. I sometimes feel that I've only been counted, not named. I have a phone number, a PIN number, a credit card number, a social security number, a driver's license number, a medical insurance number, an employee number, a frequent flyer number, a checking account number, a library patron number, a voice mail retrieval number. There are model and serial numbers on my microwave, my washer and dryer, my television, my bicycle, my car, my computer, my screen door. I live in a world of numbers, infinite and cold.

Thank goodness, Lord, that you know my name and that in this sea of people, I am more than simply "present and counted." I ma loved and named.

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

 
Lest we forget...  
 
Warden Daniel Webster
Connecticut Department of Corre..., CT
EOW: Thursday, March 27, 1862
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Police Officer William S. Elliott
Columbus Police Department, GA
EOW: Wednesday, March 27, 1901
Cause of Death: Gunfire
City Marshal Edward Baum
Checotah Police Department, OK
EOW: Saturday, March 27, 1909
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Herman Odom
McIntosh County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Saturday, March 27, 1909
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrol Officer Thomas Thomas
New Castle Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, March 27, 1913
Cause of Death: Drowned
Detective L. Arthur Mann
Lynchburg Police Department, VA
EOW: Saturday, March 27, 1920
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Joseph L. Connelly
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1921
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Walter H. Marlow
Savannah Police Department, GA
EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1921
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Edward F. Finnegan
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: Saturday, March 27, 1926
Cause of Death: Gunfire
            Motorcycle Officer William Milton Humphrey
Logan County Sheriff's Office, OK
EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1927
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
              Traffic Officer Albert S. (Sunny Jim) Margason
Santa Clara County State Traffi..., CA
EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1927
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
Officer Thomas E. Wright
Decatur Police Department, AL
EOW: Thursday, March 27, 1930
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman William T. Barnett
Lakeland Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1932
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Thomas Alonzo Nicholson
Lakeland Police Department, FL
EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1932
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Lee Flacy
Jackson County Sheriff's Depart..., MO
EOW: Tuesday, March 27, 1934
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Chief of Police Burr Robertson
Harrison Police Department, AR
EOW: Wednesday, March 27, 1935
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Theodore Husting
Sheboygan Police Department, WI
EOW: Saturday, March 27, 1937
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Turnkey Harry Miller Swartz
Chemung County Sheriff's Depart..., NY
EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1938
Cause of Death: Assault
Patrolman Arthur F. Eggers
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Monday, March 27, 1944
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman Leon W. Gooding
Charleston County Police Depart..., SC
EOW: Saturday, March 27, 1948
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Francis P. Konen
Kelso Police Department, WA
EOW: Saturday, March 27, 1948
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Robert Hensley
Owsley County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Saturday, March 27, 1954
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sheriff Clarence Taylor
Owsley County Sheriff's Office, KY
EOW: Saturday, March 27, 1954
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Captain Charles R. Jones
Connersville Police Department, IN
EOW: Friday, March 27, 1970
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Policeman Kenneth E. Walters
Los Angeles Police Department, CA
EOW: Monday, March 27, 1972
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Henry Skrabek
Bureau County Sheriff's Department, IL
EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1977
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Police Officer III Philip Carl Metz
Montgomery County Police Depart..., MD
EOW: Friday, March 27, 1981
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Joseph W. Lawlor Jr.
North Andover Police Department, MA
EOW: Friday, March 27, 1981
Cause of Death: Exposure to toxins
Detective Michael L. Raburn
King County Sheriff's Department, WA
EOW: Tuesday, March 27, 1984
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Investigator James Kenneth Kennedy
Knox County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Tuesday, March 27, 1984
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Thomas Edward Strunk
Billerica Police Department, MA
EOW: Wednesday, March 27, 1985
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Patrolman Ronald Jeffery Turek
Blair Township Police Department, PA
EOW: Wednesday, March 27, 1985
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Trooper Samuel F. Holcomb Jr.
Tennessee Highway Patrol, TN
EOW: Sunday, March 27, 1988
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Patrolman Gary Lee Williams
San Antonio Police Department, TX
EOW: Monday, March 27, 1989
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Officer Michael Capparelli
Chicago Department of Aviation ..., IL
EOW: Friday, March 27, 1992
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Police Agent Santos Febus Ocasio
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Friday, March 27, 1992
Cause of Death: Gunfire
             Police Officer II Kenneth Kanani Keliipio
Hawaii County Police Department, HI
EOW: Thursday, March 27, 1997
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
             Border Patrol Agent Stephen M. Sullivan
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Saturday, March 27, 1999
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Deputy Sheriff Perry Austin Fillmore
Clinton County Sheriff's Depart..., MI
EOW: Saturday, March 27, 2004
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Sergeant Kevin Scott Kight
Panama City Beach Police Depart..., FL
EOW: Sunday, March 27, 2005
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Terry Micheal Byrd
Pascagoula Police Department, MS
EOW: Monday, March 27, 2006
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: 41
Assault: 1
Automobile accident: 5
Drowned: 1
Exposure to toxins: 1
Gunfire: 23
Motorcycle accident: 3
Stabbed: 2
Struck by vehicle: 2
Vehicular assault: 3
 
 

Sunday, March 26, 2006

Prayer for America 03/26/06

Lord, today the scent of spring is in the air, fresh and breezy, light and free in all its green expectancy.

Soon gardens will burst into bloom: daffodils pushing through the damp earth...Enough to make a Wordsworth dream come true. A host of golden-hooded glories to greet the sun! The woodlands will fill with deep gentian bluebells, then the first willow buds and tiny hedge roses. Lord, I can hardly wait!

So much promise, Lord. So much growth. There is so much hope in our hearts in springtime.

Help us, also, to bring forth our promise and bloom, to show ourselves in all our glory. Give us the strength to show and flourish. Let us bring joy and promise to our world, as you do. Lord, I can hardly wait!

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

 
Lest we forget...  
 
 
Sheriff Joseph Bailey
Vernon County Sheriff's Department, MO
EOW: Tuesday, March 26, 1867
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Captain Allen D. McGown
Findlay Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, March 26, 1913
Cause of Death: Drowned
Officer Andrew F. Turner
United States Department of Jus..., US
EOW: Sunday, March 26, 1916
Cause of Death: Stabbed
Lieutenant Raymond L. Corbitt
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Po..., RR
EOW: Sunday, March 26, 1922
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Nephi P. Pierce
Salt Lake City Police Department, UT
EOW: Monday, March 26, 1923
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Policeman Harry C. Lomas
Philadelphia Police Department, PA
EOW: Thursday, March 26, 1925
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Officer Federico R. Saenz
McAllen Police Department, TX
EOW: Sunday, March 26, 1933
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Deputy Sheriff Lyle Ward
Missoula County Sheriff's Depar..., MT
EOW: Monday, March 26, 1934
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Park Police Officer Martin Wolski
Chicago Park District Police De..., IL
EOW: Saturday, March 26, 1938
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Seymour H. Lawler
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, March 26, 1938
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Hiram J. Reno
Detroit Police Department, MI
EOW: Saturday, March 26, 1938
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Anthony Oetheimer
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Saturday, March 26, 1949
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Edgar Nagie
Cleveland Police Department, OH
EOW: Wednesday, March 26, 1958
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Agent William Norbin Palmer
Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Cont..., AL
EOW: Thursday, March 26, 1964
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Constable Fredrick L. Humphrey
Forrest County Sheriff's Office, MS
EOW: Friday, March 26, 1965
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant Julian Narvaez
Bernalillo County Sheriff's Dep..., NM
EOW: Wednesday, March 26, 1969
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Investigator Buster Glenn Adams
Crestview Police Department, FL
EOW: Tuesday, March 26, 1974
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Patrolman Thomas A. Daley
Allegheny County Police Department, PA
EOW: Friday, March 26, 1976
Cause of Death: Animal related
Deputy Sheriff Frank Floyd McKenzie
Loudon County Sheriff's Department, TN
EOW: Saturday, March 26, 1977
Cause of Death: Duty related illness
Patrolman Ralph Benton Miller Sr.
Toronto Police Department, OH
EOW: Sunday, March 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
             Security Policeman Thomas L. Campbell
United States Air Force Securit..., US
EOW: Sunday, March 26, 1978
Cause of Death: Gunfire
             Police Officer Chance Frederick Whiteman III
Tulsa Police Department, OK
EOW: Friday, March 26, 1982
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Police Officer Kelley L. Smythe
Tulsa Police Department, OK
EOW: Friday, March 26, 1982
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Sergeant Dario Figueroa-Rodriguez
Puerto Rico Police Department, PR
EOW: Monday, March 26, 1984
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Joseph T. Alcamo
New York City Police Department, NY
EOW: Thursday, March 26, 1992
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Corporal Roel Garcia
Texas Department of Public Safe..., TX
EOW: Wednesday, March 26, 1997
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Patrol Officer Michael W. Marshall
Omak Police Department, WA
EOW: Thursday, March 26, 1998
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Police Officer Marc Todd Atkinson
Phoenix Police Department, AZ
EOW: Friday, March 26, 1999
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Sergeant David Paul Land
Forsyth County Sheriff's Depart..., GA
EOW: Wednesday, March 26, 2003
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: 29
Aircraft accident: 2
Animal related: 1
Automobile accident: 2
Drowned: 1
Duty related illness: 1
Gunfire: 17
Motorcycle accident: 1
Stabbed: 1
Struck by vehicle: 1
Vehicle pursuit: 1
Vehicular assault: 1