Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Dave, rest in peace. You and your family are always in my thoughts and prayers.

Ruv
former IRC dep

July 31, 2025

Thank you sir, for your service and dedication to this department and the whole of the LA County and its community. All instructors and staff speak very highly of you. I sincerely am grateful for your service and am extremely thankful to be able to remember you and your commitment every day. Rest in Peace.

DST RECRUIT VICENTENO
LASD CLASS #485

July 10, 2025

Sir you will be forever honored in the hearts of all who know you and know of you. Thank you Sir for your dedication and service.

DST Recruit Williams
LASD CLASS 485

July 10, 2025

Sir, thank you for your service. I am honored to know your story and walk the same grounds that you have at STARS. You made the ultimate sacrifice for the love and passion of the job. I am honored to run for you in our 2025 memorial run. Rest in peace Sir, and may God watch over your loved ones.

DST Class #485 Recruit Salas R.
LASD

July 9, 2025

Deputy Piquette, it’s an honor and a privilege to walk the same grounds as you once did. You have inspired me to continue to push myself everyday. Rest in peace!

DST RECRUIT CLASS 485 RAFAEL RODRIGUEZ
LASD

July 9, 2025

Thank you for your service, dedication and bravery. Tomorrow Class #485 is running 2 miles in your honor. You will not be forgotten. RIP

DST Alejandro Romero
LASD

July 9, 2025

Thank you so much for your service! You will be remembered and never forgotten! “Your watch never ends”

Albert Redd
Class #485

July 9, 2025

Sir, thank you for your outstanding service and dedication that was given to the city of Los Angeles. The instructors at the academy speak highly of you & I’m honored to be in a generation inspired by your sacrifices. May you rest in paradise sir.

DST Recruit Anthony Vargas
LASD Class #485

July 8, 2025

Deputy Piquette lived with purpose and served with pride. Each day, never wavering in duty. Someone who stood as a shield between danger and safety, between fear and peace. And in the end, he gave everything not for recognition, but out of love. We remember you each day and in every way.

DST LUS VALLE
LASD

July 8, 2025

Sir, thank you for your service
It is an honor to walk by your memorial which is located near our staff office. Class 485 will always honor and appreciate you and your service.

Thank you.

DST MENERA
LASD

July 8, 2025

I miss you brother, always. Untill we regroup again!

E. Barrera
USMC

July 7, 2025

Sir, thank you for your sacrifice and service. Walking throughout the academy you instructed at, your impact has remained strong. My platoon has had the honor and privilege of cleaning your memorial every day. Your commitment to service reminds us to strive to meet the standards you have set each and every day. Class 485 will remember.
Recruit Avelar LASD Class #485

Recruit Eric Avelar
El Segundo PD

July 6, 2025

Heavenly Father, I come before You today grieved in heart over the divisions in our country; the United States of America. I grieve for every life lost to violence, regardless of color or creed. And I especially grieve this day over the senseless deaths of America’s Peace Officers whose sworn duty is to protect us from harm. Please grant comfort and hope to their families. I know from the Holy Scriptures in Romans 13 that Peace Officers have a sacred task, to enforce laws that protect the innocent and punish the guilty. I pray that You will protect them as they serve us. Give them wisdom, discernment, and a deep desire to serve You. Please surround every Peace Officer in our nation, the United States of America, with battalions of warring angels to protect them from harm. I stand in the powerful and mighty name of the Lord Jesus Christ against every work of Satan intended to inflict injury and death on our Protectors. May Satan’s power be thwarted, in Your mighty and holy name, and his plans exposed by Your Light. In the mighty and holy name of the Lord Jesus Christ, our Savior, our Redeemer, and the Mediator between us, Heavenly Father, in prayer, and by His authority, I pray! Amen.

Please find Encouragement, Comfort, Support, and Hope from God's Word:

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.”
[Matthew 5:9 ESV];

"Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me." [Psalm 23:4 ESV];

"Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends."
[John 15:13 ESV];

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted." [Matthew 5:4 ESV];

"And he [Jesus] said to him, "Truly, I say to you, today you will be with me in Paradise." [Luke 23:43 ESV], and;

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." [John 3:16 ESV].

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, DDiv.
Ordained/Licensed Independent WCM Clergy (06/01/2020)
I'M PRAYING MINISTRY: Devoted to Intercessory Prayer and God's Word
Member: Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers - USA
Member: National Certified Chaplains Association (NCCA)
Member: National Association of Christian Ministers (NACM)

Captain Steven R. Closs (Retired)
Nashua NH Police Department (1974-1998)

July 5, 2025

Hello Sir,

I am a recruit currently studying at the LASD academy.
Thank you for your service.
I heard many great things about you at the academy, sir.
I hope to be able to act as professionally and work as hard as you have.
I hope to inspire future law enforcement officers as you have inspired me.

Timothy Kim
Glendale Police Department

January 23, 2025

Thank you for your service sir. Everyone at the academy speaks highly of you and how much you did for a lot of people. We will not forget you.

DST Orellana
LASD

January 16, 2025

Today I learned that he went to the academy with my dad. I cannot imagine losing a father. I know he helped my dad become a deputy sheriff. My prayers go out to his family.

First Name Last Name

January 5, 2025

Sir - it is with great honor I get to walk the grounds where so many great men and women of LASD personnel set the example for my class #481 at the STAR center. Learning about your passing was very touching, the staff, said amazing things about you. You will always be remembered, that k you for your service.

Kain Guercci
L.A.S.D. Recruit

January 5, 2025

Sir, thank you for your service, dedication, and leadership. You made a great impact in the lives of your colleagues, friends, family, and mentee's. I recently heard amazing stories about your time in the Sheriff's department, I am honored to be a part of the same academy where you were an instructor. You will NEVER be forgotten.

Recruit A. Linares
LASD Recruit Class #481

January 2, 2025

You are eternal Sir, you are remembered every single day.

Recruit Rojas Anthony
Class #481

January 2, 2025

Rest in heavenly peace

Mark Mottola

July 7, 2020

Thank you for your service and please know that your sacrifice will never, ever be forgotten. Rest in peace always.

Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police (Retired)

July 7, 2020

Rest In Peace Brother LEO. You are honored and remembered on the 12th anniversary of your EOW.

Officer Mike Robinson (Ret.)
Upland Police Dept. CA

July 7, 2018

Dear Uncle,

When you gave the ultimate sacrifice, I was merely 8 years old and unable to understand the implications of what had happened. I am now a recruit in the same academy you instructed, and able to fully understand the great sacrifice you gave. You are an inspiration to myself, my class, and many others. Thank you for all that you did, both in your military service and on the best sheriff's department in the United States.

Recruit Butler, Zachariah
LASD Class 429
February 25th, 2018

February 25, 2018

Dear David,

I have never known you. But it is obvious the impact you have on the world you left behind. Your mother is the one who introduced me to your story and family. It is a honor to be a part of your growing memory. Not many leave behind a living memory, but you do. Everyday someone new learns about you, your story, your family and your legacy. It is a honor and a privilege to now be a part of this flame. I will cherish your memory by doing my best to reflect your attitudes and sacrifices everday. God bless you Sheriff David Stan Piquette. God bless your family, large and small. And God bless your mother, who stokes the fire every day.

Pvt. James Martin Bellomy
USAR, retired, friend of Lan

August 26, 2017

Hi Dave, mom has been busy with family stuff. Richie is getting married soon and Leah just started planning her wedding. We think of you a lot. Love you, Mom

Mother Lan Piquette
Mother

August 6, 2017