"GREATER LOVE HATH NO ONE THAN THIS, THAT WE LAY DOWN OUR LIVES FOR OUR FELLOW MAN."
Be with me in my role this day and every day;
Grant that each weary mile I patrol may ease a brother's way;
Let me be kindly to the old and to the young be strong;
But let me triumph over those whose acts are cruel or wrong,
And when my own last summons comes and I stand in Your court,
Lord, may my rest with You be long,
My punishment be short.
Sergeant
Brian LaVigne
Monday, June 6, 1966
✞ Monday, January 11, 2021
30 Years of service
Sergeant LaVigne died as a result of injuries he suffered when a suspect intentionally rammed his car into Sgt. LaVigne's marked patrol vehicle.
Deputy
John R. Kotfila, Jr.
Monday, September 9, 1985
✞ Saturday, March 12, 2016
6 Years of service
Deputy Kotfila died as a result of injuries he received in a motor vehicle crash with a wrong-way driver.
Deputy
Mark A. Longway
Tuesday, May 8, 1962
✞ Tuesday, September 21, 2010
6 Years of service
Deputy Longway died as a result of injuries he received in a motor vehicle crash.
Sergeant
Ronald Harrison
Saturday, August 25, 1951
✞ Wednesday, August 15, 2007
27 Years of service
Sergeant Harrison was shot and killed in his cruiser after leaving a DUI checkpoint in Brandon.
Deputy
David A. Abella
Sunday, June 19, 1977
✞ Wednesday, April 21, 2004
1 Year of service
Deputy Abella died as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident that occurred while he was responding to a trespasser call.
Deputy
Donna M. Miller
Thursday, February 9, 1961
✞ Friday, May 8, 1987
8 Years of service
Deputy Miller died as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident which occurred while responding to an in-progress shooting call.
Deputy
Frederick T. Clark
Sunday, November 16, 1952
✞ Thursday, May 7, 1987
7 Years of service
Deputy Clark died from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident which occurred while en route to an in-progress shooting call.
Corporal
Lemon Harvey
Monday, April 28, 1947
✞ Tuesday, December 15, 1981
8 Years of service
Deputy Harvey was shot to death in his driveway as he exited his patrol unit at the end of his tour of duty.
Deputy
James A. Allen
Thursday, March 27, 1919
✞ Tuesday, May 21, 1974
9 Years of service
Deputy Allen suffered a heart attack and died following a very violent struggle with a jail inmate.
Aux. Sgt.
Lee A. Hutchinson
Saturday, September 7, 1912
✞ Saturday, July 25, 1970
4 Years of service
Aux. Sgt. Hutchinson died as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident which occurred while en route to an emergency call.
Sergeant
James Strachinsky
Tuesday, February 13, 1912
✞ Thursday, September 4, 1969
13 Years of service
While attempting to quell a disturbance with a county jail inmate, Sergeant Strachinsky suffered a heart attack and died.
Sergeant
Donald C. Williams
Monday, May 21, 1917
✞ Monday, June 12, 1967
6 Years of service
While engaged in a riot suppression in the City of Tampa, Sergeant Williams suffered a heart attack and died.
Sergeant
Ben P. Wilder, Jr.
Wednesday, February 28, 1923
✞ Sunday, July 22, 1962
8 Years of service
While attempting a felony arrest, following the issuance of warrants, Sergeant Ben P. Wilder, Jr. was shot and killed by a suspect.
Deputy
Robert M. Suarez
Wednesday, June 8, 1904
✞ Sunday, September 3, 1944
0 Years of service
Deputy Suarez died of multiple stab and gun shot wounds while attempting to serve civil papers.
Deputy
Ed Aulick
Thursday, April 18, 1901
✞ Sunday, January 24, 1932
0 Years of service
Deputy Aulick died of multiple gun shot wounds sustained while responding to a call for service on his way home from work.
Deputy
William E. Whitehurst
1870
✞ Tuesday, April 4, 1893
0 Years of service
Deputy William E. Whitehurst was 23 years old when he became the first Hillsborough County Deputy to be killed in the line of duty. It was said he was "the bravest officer the town ever had." He was not " ... the obnoxious kind that delighted in showing his authority to others, but he believed in doing his duty."
Deputy
Richard Roach
1848
✞ Saturday, August 15, 1874
0 Years of service
Deputy Roach was shot and killed as he sat in his chair at his home in the suburbs of Tampa on Saturday night, August 22, 1874. His murder has never been solved.