Sergeant Stalvey was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a domestic dispute. He had been with the Horry County Police Department for nine years.

Henry Odell Stalvey, Jr.'s name has been engraved at the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, DC. His name can be located on panel 59, E -3.

A plaque bearing Henry Odell Stalvey, Jr.'s name is displayed at the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers Hall of Fame in Columbia.

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POEM: Author Unknown

The policeman stood and faced his God,
which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining
just as brightly as his brass.

"Step forward now, policeman.
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To my church have you been true?

The policeman squared his shoulders.
"No, I guess I ain't
because those of us who carry a badge
can't always be a Saint.

I've had to work most Sundays
at times my talk is rough,
and sometimes I've looked violent,
because the streets are awfully tough.

But I never took a penny
that wasn't mine to keep..
though I worked a lot of overtime
when the bills got way too steep.

And I never passed a cry for help
though at times I shook with fear,
and sometimes, God forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.

I know I don't deserve a place
among the people here.
They never wanted me around
except to calm their fear.

If you've a place for me here,
Lord, it needn't be so grand,
I never expected or had too much,
but if you don't...I'll understand."

There was a silence all around the throne
where the Saints had often trod.
As the policeman waited quietly
for the judgment of his God.

"Step forward now, policeman.
You've borne you burdens well.
Come walk a beat on Heaven's streets.
You've done your time in Hell"

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