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End of Watch: December

Our heroes are listed in alphabetical order. The Officer Down Memorial Page (OMDP) link contains a link to the entry on the ODMP website. After reading, click BACK in your browser window to return to our site.

ALLEN: Patrolman James Wade Allen

Raleigh Police Department
EOW: Thursday, December 5, 1968
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
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AVENT: Patrolman C. B. Avent

North Carolina Highway Patrol
EOW: Monday, December 12, 1949
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
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CARTER: Patrolman Roger Dale Carter

Kannapolis Police Department
EOW: Friday, December 31, 1993
Cause of Death: Gunfiret
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EAST: Patrolman Robert Randall East

North Carolina Highway Patrol
EOW: Thursday, December 21, 1972
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
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GARGIS: Chief of Police Jasper Addison Gargis

Southern Pines Police Department
EOW: Monday, December 25, 1939
Cause of Death: Assault
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HORNE: Deputy Sheriff William Kress Horne

Anson County Sheriff's Department
EOW: Sunday, December 23, 1984
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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KEMP: Officer George Arnold Kemp

Thomasville Police Department
EOW: Monday, December 7, 1942
Cause of Death: Assault
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LEE: Patrol Officer Charles Hubert Lee

Clayton Police Department
EOW: Saturday, December 2, 1972
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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LEE: Patrolman James Gale Lee

Raleigh Police Department
EOW: Thursday, December 5, 1968
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
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LEWIS: Deputy Esther Lafayette Lewis

Cumberland County Sheriff's Office
EOW: Saturday, December 9, 1950
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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LONG: Patrolman H. T. Long

North Carolina Highway Patrol
EOW: Friday, December 18, 1959
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
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MCCONKEY: Police Officer James Joseph McConkey

Fayetteville Police Department
EOW: Saturday, December 3, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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MEEKS: Patrolman Leonard Meeks, Jr.

Anson County Sheriff's Department
EOW: Sunday, December 23, 1984
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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MILLER: Detective Donald Miller

New Bern Police Department
EOW: Tuesday, December 25, 2001
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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PETTIT: Patrolman William John Pettit, Sr.

Troutman Police Department
EOW: Sunday, December 2, 1990
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
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PRICE: Patrolman J. Clarence Price

Durham Police Department
EOW: Sunday, December 3, 1939
Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident
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RHYNE: Deputy Sheriff Rick Rhyne

Moore County Sheriffs Department
EOW: Thursday, December 8, 2011
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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ROBERTSON: Sheriff Mercellus P. Robertson

Alamance County Sheriff's Department
EOW: Wednesday, December 7, 1938
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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ROGERS: Chief of Police Marion Boyd Rogers

Rowland Police Department
EOW: Saturday, December 26, 1925
Cause of Death: Gunfir
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SAMPSON: Patrolman John Marsden Sampson

Winston-Salem Police Department
EOW: Sunday, December 8, 1940
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
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SMITH: Lieutenant Ronald Gordon Smith

Cumberland County Sheriff's Office
EOW: Saturday, December 3, 1977
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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SWANEY : Patrolman Mark Allen Swaney

Davidson Police Department
EOW: Thursday, December 25, 1997
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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TEAGUE: Sergeant L. G. Teague

Winston-Salem Police Department
EOW: Monday, December 26, 1927
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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THOMAS: Detective Randall "Shane" Thomas

Henderson County Sheriff's Office
EOW: Friday, December 28, 2012
Cause of Death: Complications from Training Accident
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TIMBERLAKE: Patrolman H. T. Timberlake

North Carolina Highway Patrol
EOW: Friday, December 1, 1939
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
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TWYMAN: Master PO III Shelia Dianne Twyman

High Point Police Department
EOW: Sunday, December 23, 2001
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
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VAUGHN : Patrolman Sonny W. Vaughn

Burlington Police Department
EOW: Wednesday, December 7, 1938
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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WALTON: Patrolman Larry Thomas Walton

North Carolina Highway Patrol
EOW: Saturday, December 2, 1972
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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WHATLEY: Patrolman Thomas B. Whatley

North Carolina Highway Patrol
EOW: Monday, December 29, 1947
Cause of Death: Gunfire
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WILLIAMSON: Wildlife Officer William A. Williamson

Wildlife Resources Commission
EOW: Wednesday, December 4, 1985
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
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"Me Minus You"

Written by:
Eric DeRenzis

Nothing can change
that one fateful night,
For once in our lives,
we lost the fight.

We spoke about this,
and it somehow came true.
I was hurt pretty bad,
but nothing like you.

The night should have
ended like the rest of them did,
With a pat on the shoulder
and a farewell bid.

We didn't have a chance
to say our goodbyes,
I knew you were gone when
I looked in your eyes.

What brought us together
is what ripped us apart.
I can't keep my mind straight,
and it's hurting my heart.

From two different worlds
we came to be Blue.
It's hard to move on,
with me minus you.

Not much at all
feels the same anymore,
Each day I wish you
would walk through the door.

My wounds have all healed
on the surface it's true,
Yet it tears me apart
just thinking of you.

I couldn't go to
your service that day.
The world's not allowed
to see me this way.

You were my partner then,
and my angel now.
I need to carry on,
I'm just not sure how.

Give me the same strength
you did here on earth.
Your weight in gold
is what you were worth.

I beg you to help me
from Heaven above.
Please send me a piece
of your brotherly love.