Wyoming Law Enforcement Memorial

Wyoming Law Enforcement Memorial to honor all the fallen Peace Officers in Wyoming’s history.

A Tribute to all Fallen Peace Officers
in and for Wyoming

Tom White was was asked by the Wyoming Law Enforcement Memorial directors to create a sculpture that would honor Fallen Law Officers of Wyoming and their families using their logo of a shield and rose for a gravesite scene.

Tom designed this beautiful, custom public monument of a young Mom holding her folded flag with her hand on the back of a young son at his Dad’s gravesite. On the gravestone, the WLEM logo is embedded with the words “In Remembrance of Wyoming Fallen Law Enforcement.” Roses are atop the gravestone.

You can see in the poignant sculpture (additional photos below) that the little boy has laid his toy cop car at the foot of the headstone. Tom wanted to incorporate Wyoming’s iconic bucking cowboy on a bucking bronco into the scene, so he carved that into the shank of the boy’s boots.

…Tom & Marcey White

When creating a custom bronze monument or sculpture, Tom’s process is to create a desktop version “maquette” in which he and the customer are able to make any changes or tweaks. As in the case of the WLEM Memorial, these desktop sculptures are fully detailed and can be cast and used as donor and fundraising gifts and incentives. From the approved maquette, Tom then will enlarge the sculpture into its final size, be it life-size, monumental and beyond. Any size can be done in the final bronze.

The Wyoming Law Enforcement Memorial Committee had Tom cast a couple of the desktop versions in bronze to use for fundraising events and donor gifts. Once the needed funds are raised, this sculpture will be enlarged to monumental size for placing in the state capital of Cheyenne. The base on which the young mother is sitting will be made of granite and the names of fallen peace officers from Wyoming’s history will be engraved in the stone.

The WLEM Committee has asked that anyone interested in contributing to this Memorial contact the Committee at [email protected] or contact Marcey White at 928-777-7733 and she will get you to the right person on the Committee.

The desktop version “maquette” is the first stage in developing the final monumental bronze. Often the approved maquette is cast in bronze to use for fundraising events and donor gifts. To learn more or to contribute to the memorial, visit: https://www.facebook.com/WLEMemorial/