He patrolled the streets in his uniform of blue, wearing a badge and a gun.
His heart tried and true.

A lawman all day and into the night, he swore to protect and to serve.
Trying so hard to make the wrongs into rights.

Running into a burning building to save a woman one night.
Jumping into a river after a man wanting to take his own life�
not once but twice.

He did these things without hesitation, never stopping to think of himself.
Never expecting a thank you or anyone to ask if he was all right.

At the end of his shift he went home to a wife and his three children.
A safe haven in his life.

Then one fateful night at a high school dance
while trying to break up a fight his life was taken away�

Never again to hold his children or tell his wife how much he cares
and never to meet his unborn son, who holds his legend so dear.

Unforgotten by loved ones, his memory will never part.
A fallen hero, he will remain forever in our hearts.