Memorials
In Honor of Those Who Have
Given Their Lives in the Line of Duty
Gator Lodge #67
Law Enforcement Memorial
Kanapaha Veterans Memorial Park
4100 SW 75th Street,
Gainesville, FL
Killed in the Line of Duty
Scott Matthew Baird: Gainesville
Police Officer
February 12th, 2001. Killed after being struck by an automobile while attempting
to remove debris from a roadway. The debris, a large baseball batting cage, is
believed to have been placed in the road as a prank.
Jack Allerton Romeis:
Alachua
County Deputy Sheriff
February 1st, 1988. Killed in an accident that occurred while in a high-speed
pursuit of wanted suspects attempting to flee in a stolen vehicle.
Shannon Ray Stephenson
: Gainesville Police OfficerRobert Edward Arnow:
Alachua
County Deputy Sheriff
June 18th, 1921. Shot and killed while attempting to arrest a suspect.
Samuel George Wynne:
Alachua County
Deputy Sheriff and Constable of Newberry
August 18th, 1916. Shot and killed while serving a warrant.
Josiah Hall: Town Marshal of
Waldo
September 19th, 1912. Shot and killed while attempting to capture a bootlegger.
Charles Herman Slaughter:
Alachua
County Deputy Sheriff
May 11th, 1912. Shot and killed while investigating a suspicious person at a large
block party.
George Lasrono Bryant:
Town Marshal
for High Springs
December 3rd, 1908. Shot and killed by an intoxicated suspect while investigating a
disturbance.
