Alabama Public Service Commission, Alabama
End of Watch Tuesday, June 28, 1994
Reflections for Lieutenant Coy N. Smith
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, MSBS, NACM, NCCA
Ordained Independent NACM Minister
The Badge 183 Peacemakers Prayer Ministry
Member: Fellowship of Christian Peace Officers - USA
Captain Steven R. Closs (Retired)
Nashua NH Police Department (1974-1998)
June 28, 2025
Lt. Smith,
On today, the 30th anniversary of your death I would just like to say thank you for your service and sacrifice for the citizens of the state of Alabama. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.
BPA Mike Casey
United States Border Patrol(Retired)
June 28, 2024
Thank you for your service and please know that your heroic actions and sacrifice will never, ever be forgotten. Rest in peace always.
Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police (Retired)
June 28, 2020
Lt. Smith rest in peace.
Rabbi Lewis S. Davis
October 28, 2019
Time may have passed but you are not forgotten. I believe as long as someone remembers you or speaks your name, you are still with us.
Thank you for your heroism.
GOD Bless
Detention Officer A.Zambito
Texas
July 4, 2015
To fully appreciate the heroes of the present, we must recognize our heroes of the past. Your heroism and service is honored today, the 18th anniversary year of your death. Your memory lives and you continue to inspire. Thank you for your service. My cherished son Larry Lasater was a fellow police officer who was murdered in the line of duty on April 24, 2005 while serving as a Pittsburg, CA police officer.
Time never diminishes respect. Your memory will always be honored and revered. Rest In Peace
I pray for solace for all those that love and remember you.
Phyllis Loya
Mom of fallen California Officer Larry Lasater, Pittsburg PD, eow 4/24/05
December 9, 2012
Thank you for your service and for helping to make America a safer place.
Deputy Brian Jones
Boulder County Sheriff's Office, CO
October 31, 2012
Though I never knew him, he was part of my Law Enforcement family and I will mourn this deep loss the rest of my life. My heart aches with all the losses we have suffered, and continue to suffer, through the years. God is our only peace in such incidents & our only real comfort comes from Him. May His strength, comfort & peace continue to be the sustaining force in the lives of all who knew this beloved officer; and may it somehow help to know that, even after all these years,they do not grieve alone.
Vicki Hare, Telecommunicator
Salisbury NC PD
October 26, 2009
My thoughts and prayers to the family, friends and co-workers of Lieutenant Smith on the anniversary of his passing. He paid the ultimate sacrifice.
Rest in peace.
911 Dispatcher
Virginia
June 28, 2007
Rest in peace, Sir! You will never be forgotten.
Police Officer
Chattanooga, Tn
June 16, 2007
Rest in Peace, Lt Smith. Your sacrifice is not forgotten.
Officer 11169
September 7, 2006
Coy, You are missed my brother. I remember the days we rode together at the Montgomery Police Dept. and the jokes you always had for everyone. I miss those days and you will always be missed.
Sgt. James Bush (Retired)
Department of Veterans Affairs Police
October 2, 2005
I remember the day you were murdered by a coward. When that coward was cornered he took his own life, but not before he took your life, the lives of two other brave officers, a store clerk and left an innocent mother seriuosly wounded. I am certain that you are now in heaven with those other two officers. I am just as certain that your assassin now burns in hell.
Former Agent
Alabama ABC Board
October 17, 2004
ON THE MORNING OF 06-28-94 AT 0345 HRS. I FOUND MY PARTNER AND FRIEND DEPUTY LEN ROWELL LYING ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE WITH NUMEROUS WOUNDS. DEPUTY ROWELL NEVER HAD A CHANCE, THE SAME WAY YOUR LIFE ENDED. LT. SMITH I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WERE OF THE FINEST. I KNOW THAT YOU ARE IN GOD'S CARE KNOW ALONG WITH LEN, SO YOU TWO TAKE CARE AND I WILL GET THE CHANCE TO MEET YOU IN HEAVEN. MAY GOD BLESS YOUR FAMILY AND BE WITH THEM.
DANNY SLADE PATROLMAN
PEARL RIVER COUNTY
September 10, 2004