Our fallen brothers have passed on to the staff of the Supreme Commander. May you now patrol God's beat, be proud that you served so faithfully and honorably in this life, and be welcomed into the open arms of those that have gone before.

You will be missed.

What a wonderful sendoff for for two very
nice deputies. They will never be forgotten.

The loss of any member of any law enforcement agency in the line of duty can only be attributed to their dedication and love of the work they do. No day should go by in which we do not recognize the work of these fine men and women who surrender it all so that we may sleep in peace at night.

For all the good you do...Thank You!

We are so sorry for your loss. Please know you are in our hearts and prayers as you deal with this hardship.

My God bless you all,
Bonnie

God bless you and be with you in this terribly tragic time. Our children attended Del Campo together, and we were also memebers of the St. John Vianney family from 1974 through 1986.
The service was achingly emotional for me, and must have been so much more so for you. I cannot talk about these brave young men without a lump of pride and sadness in my voice. Thank you for gracing our community with their lives.
May the young Hendrickson be well, and
accepting of his grace in life. Our prayers remain with all of you.

To the families of Deputy Kievernagel and Deputy Blount our thoughts and prayers are with you. Joe and Kevin watched over me from above during countless searches, pursuits and calls for service. More than a few times they alerted me to a hot spot that ended up being a felon hiding nearby. Several times this week I’ve been on calls and searches without Star above wishing this had all just been a bad dream....waiting to hear the familiar and reassuring sound of air support sweeping in to cover us from above.

To the men and women of the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department....your brothers and sisters at the Sacramento Police Department stand by your side in this time of sorrow. Joe and Kevin are true heroes and will never be forgotten.

Dennis Joy #0624
K9 handler Sacramento Police Department

Every member of my family has been in law enforcement including myself (city). Sending sincere condolences...........

I am a retired Sacramento Metro Fd Firefighter and have had the pleasure to ride with members of the Aviation Div of the SSD. I did not know the two fallen Officers, but I am sure they were top notch Officers as the ones I did know. My thoughts and prayers to the immediate family of the 2 Officers and to all the uniformed family of the SSD. May the Rest in Peace.

To the Blount Family: Thank you for the sacrifice a Family makes when their Son/Brother chooses to protect their community. Tom I had the opportunity to work with you on the San Juan Grad Nite committee and I remember how proudly you spoke of Kevin and everyone that knows Laura knows how she felt about her Big Brother. My heartfelt condolence to Kevin's family. The Tingle/Rengstorff Family

STAR 6 THANK YOU FOR FLYING HIGH AND PROTECTING THOSE OF US IN THE SACRAMENTO AREA YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTEN AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE WITH CONCERNE WE SHALL REMEMBER YOU EVERY TIME WE LOOK INTO THE NIGHT SKY AND SEE THE STARS SHINING BRIGHT JUST LIKE YOUR SPOT LIGHT AND STAR 6 IN MY HEART THIS WAS NOT YOUR END OF WACTH BECAUSE NOW YOU FLY HIGH WITH JESUS CHRIST I SAY STAR 6 YOUR WATCH HAS JUST BEGAN. I SEND MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES AND TO THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPT.

Sometimes, we the public forget what you mean to us until we need you in times of crisis. I want to thank all officers no matter what your job is--they're all important & need to be done by someone. Thank you Kevin, Joe & Eric for putting your lives on the line everyday as you kept us safe. Eric get well soon. To my friends on the various forces & all other officers in the country--stay safe.

To the Families,
We want to Thank You!
Your Husbands, Father's and Son's are a true Hero.
We are all saddened by the loss you are Enduring. Our Heartfelt Sympathy to You and Your's.
May your Faith in The Lord help you to work thru your Pain. We know nothing will ever be the same for you. But please lean on the Community for the help you may need. Like we took for Granted on your Husbands to keep us Safe.
Again Thank You.

We want to extend our deepest sympathy for everyone affected by this tragic event. We will keep all of you in our prayers and in our hearts.

Our hopes and prayers go out to the families of Sacramento's fallen. We thank you for your sacrafice and hope peace fills your hearts knowing that your loved ones passed on protecting our community and citizens. As your children grow, remind them that their fathers were truly heros of our communities. We thank the Sacramento Sheriffs Department, and all peace officers throughout our country who put their lives on the line each and every hour of each day. God be with each of you and your families. Thank you for what you do!!

We would like to extend our thoughts and prayers to the families of the two fallen hereos.Two brave men who watched over us and kept our community safe.Also to all the officers and firemen who risk their lives everyday for our safety may God bless each and everyone of you and keep you safe in his guideing and loving hands.

We give our deepest sympathy to the families. Our prayers are with you.

Sacramento resident's
God Bless you!!!!!

It deeply saddens me every time I hear of a tragedy such as this. My heart goes out to all the friends and family of officers who gave their lives for such a great cause. To often we are criticized for the jobs that we do, and it is unfortunate that the dedication of many come down to a tragedy like this. The public does not understand the value of each and every officer to protect and serve, but those of us who dedicate our lives to it, do understand, and will be forever grateful for each other. It is a brotherhood that is second only to the Marine Corps and I am proud to be a part of both. May god protect us all in our efforts to make the world a better place.

Toby LaPointe
Anti-Terrorism and Contraband Enforcement Team
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

:-( :confused: I am so sorry about the loss of the two officers. My heart goes out to the families, and also to all of there fellow officers and comrades. It is a very difficult time for all.

I am Deputy Kevin Blount's sister and I just read almost every comment on here. I am blown away by how many people are pouring their hearts out- Kevin and Joe truly deserve it!!! Thank you so much for all the kind words and prayers. Please continue to pray for Eric and his family. I also want to send a HUGE thank you to every single deputy with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department my family could not have gone through this extremely difficult time without all of your love, support, and resources! We can never repay you. Thank you and I love you!
Laura

There are no amount of words adequate to express our overwhelming feeling of loss for the untimely passing of two dedicated officers. There is a reason for the term "Brother Officer". We are a family. A family often misunderstood, and definately unappreciated at times. When a brother officer falls, an entire community of brothers and sisters suffer. To the families of our brothers; may your grief and suffering last but for a short period, and may your memories last forever. Let us honor you by mourning your loss for you.

Paul Fegan for
Second shift
Anti terrorism/contraband enforcement team.
Customs and Border Protection
San Ysidro Port of Entry

Para los 2 fallesidos del departamento de sheriff. Sus vidas seran ETERNAS aqui en la mente y corazones de todos los que los rodeaban. Mucho respeto para las familias y todo el personal de la ley. Que descansen en paz.
Joseph Kievernagel y Kevin Blount.
Sacramento will miss you.

My sincerest condolences go out to these gentleman's family's. Please know that you are in my thoughts and prayers.
I am in Korea, more than 5,000 miles from home, but this story has touched my heart. Their sacrifices and dedication is that of a hero. God Bless them and their family's.

You and your families are in our prayers tonight. God bless you all

I'm a k-9 handler, soon to test, for Sacramento County Sheriff Search and Rescue. I participated in efforts to draw closure to this unfortunate circumstance. Through the events of recent days past I have been drawn close to this pair of heros. My sincerest gratitude for what they stood for and thir efforts in making life safer for us all.

will we never forget you guys serve the sacramento sheriff. Hope you guys do well in heaven

To the family, friends and fellow officers of Joseph Kievernagle and Kevin Blount, my deepest condolences go out to each and every one of you. Thank you for sacrificing your life to help protect others. You will never be forgotten and in our prayers forever. May you rest in peace for eternity. And for Eric Henrikson, I wish you a fast and speedy recovery. God Bless you all!

There are no words. Just a feeling of great sadness, mingled wih tremendous gratitude for the lives and work of two exceptional people I wish I had had the honor of knowing. It is clear that our community is a better place because Joe and Kevin were a part of it.

My condolences to the family and friends of the two sheriffs officers who gave their lives serving our community.
We are thankful to the men and women who risk their lives for the good of all citizens.
God holds them in a special place.
Mary Rodriguez

Are deepest condolences are with the Family and Friends of Both of the Officers. We shall keep you in our prayers. My the Lord comfort you at your time of need.

Thank you for letting us share the celebration of the lives of Joe and Kevin by televising the service. It was awesome as well as the motor procession.

Although we didn't know Joe and Kevin personally, we always felt safe and secure when we heard the helicopters in the night time sky. Thank you for taking care of us. God Bless you and your families. Eric continues to be in our prayers. We also want to say thank you to all of the brave who we take for granted. Blessings!!

My heart goes out to you and your families. My father was Doyle Popovich who was a Detective with SPD and killed in 1974, I was 16. Every time an Officer is taken from us, I feel the pain all over again. The Police Department has always been there with support, even after all this time. Don't hesitate to ask.

WE JUST WANTED TO SAY WE ARE SO SORRY ABOUT YOURS. OUR THOUGHT ARE WITH U AND YPOUR FAMLES. THEY ARE ANGEL NOW. GOD BLESS U.

As a retired Deputy, I'd like to thank the thousands of citizens who took the time to stop and pay their respects to our fallen deputies......You're why we do this job!

To Deputies Kievernagel (88SBRA1) and Blount, you did good!!! You and your families are in my thoughts and prayers....

To Deputy Henrikson, Eric hang in there and I'll see you soon.......

May the peace of our everlasting Lord and Saviour grant them eternal rest. My sympathy to the families.

Though I am only sixteen, I feel like an adult due to the emotions I have felt since this tragic and unfortunate accident has taken place. I have been around law enforcement all my life, with many family members having worked for local departments around the Sacramento region. In fact, I hope to eventually become a police officer like my grandfather in the near future. Though I am not a police officer( at least not yet anyways), seeing wednesday's ceremonies and sheer love among all peace officers, no matter where they come from, pushes me to want to pursue my dream even more greatly, knowing that if by chance I must lay down my life, I will be given the utmost amount of respect and gratitude possible by human beings. I would like to deeply thank Deputies Kievernagel and Blount for their dedication and commitment to this state, country, and world for that matter, and hope that one day I can feel the same amount of pride that they did. And to Deputy Henrikson, I wish you a full and speedy recovery, and also thank you for your much appreciated service. Thank you.

I was so touched by the motorcade on Hwy 50, not only for our 2 brave men killed in the copter, but for every man in uniform, Sac. Sheriffs and all visiting officers from other areas, and all of our nation's soldiers, as this afternoon, I was transporting my 15-year old son in his uniform, to fly to Wash. DC tonight for the 2005 Boy Scout Natl Jamboree. I am very touched and very grateful for each and everyone, I salute you all (as I did in my car, while I drove my boy to his plane, with tears in my eyes). There were those who stopped traffic to wave flags on highway overpasses, in our city of Sacramento and show their respect, it was impressive and made me think of all of our nation's men in uniform.
I thank both Kevin and Joseph for their service to our community and my heartfelt prayers go to their families.
God Bless.

May the Head Angel let you keep your wings as you arrive in Heven.

I don't really know these officers in person, but as a fellow human being, I feel for the family just as if they were my own. My prayers are with the families of Joe & Kevin, as well as Eric in particular. May God bless you all with strength and comfort throughout the difficult times to come.

I knew Kevin a long time ago - we worked together when we were teenagers at Taco Bell on Madison near Dewey. I remember him very well - he was quiet but very funny and drove a low riding truck that always seemed to be under construction. I am sorry that he had to die so young, but I am proud to see that he was doing an honorable job and that he loved what he did.

You and your family are in our prayers.
God Bless.

To the mothers
although I don't know how you feel, I do know what it feels like to loose a child, I lost my oldest daughter in March 1994 and it still hurts. I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. :-(

May god bless you all. Your families are in our thoughts and prayers.

As a member of the silent cheering section, faithfully listening to calls on my police scanner, I have come to recognise the voices of the officers, dispatchers and especially the Star crews. I did not know Kevin and Joe personally, yet their loss is felt just as deeply.
News of this tragedy has just broken my heart. These guys will be sorely missed.
Rest easy gentlemen, rest in peace.

Star 6
Logged off, 10-7, End of Watch.

I MET BOTH JOE AND KEVIN WHILE WORKING AT MATHER AIRPORT. ON OCCASION I HAD THE OPPOTUNITY TO FUEL THE GUYS' HELICOPTER WHEN THEIR FUEL TRUCK WAS BROKEN. I ALWAYS TOLD THEM THAT, NO MATTER HOW LATE OR EARLY, THEY NEEDED MORE FUEL, TO JUST CALL, AND IF NO ONE WAS AT THE FBO I TOLD THEM SINCE I JUST LIVED DOWN THE ROAD TO JUST FLY OVER THE HOUSE HIT THE SPEAKER AND SAY C'MON OUT ED WE NEED GAS!
IT WAS THE LEAST I COULD DO FOR THEM. I WILL MISS WAVING AS THEY FLY OVERHEAD.

To the loved ones of Deputy Kievernagle and Deputy Blount:
As I was driving home today, I noticed the freeway lined with Officers, Firefighters upon their ladders and people everywhere. I was overwhelmed watching all the love and support in our County! I am sorry for your loss and hope each of you know that you have support where ever you turn!

I wanted to let the families know that I feel the grief of the loss of these brave Deputy's. On February 16, 1997 my brother-in-law, San Diego County Deputy Sheriff, Patrick Coyle the flight observer onboard an ASTREA helicopter was killed when the craft went down. He was the ASTREA divisions first air fatality. Watching this on the news brings back each memory in such vivid detail it is like his death was yesterday. He left behind a wife, my twin sister, and two children, a son and a daughter. Once again, I would like to express my condolences and let these families know I will pray for them. God Bless

My daughter Jennifer and Laura, Kevin's sister, were best friends from elementary school through junior high.

The girls were inseparable. They were either at the Cook or the Blount home; or at least that is what we, the parents, were lead to believe. As Jenn tells it now, "you don't really want to know!"


But someone did, and that was Kevin. Jenn had a huge crush on him - he was the handsome, older, fun brother, you could tease and flirt with, but who treated you with respect. And he also looked after the girls to ensure that they didn't get into too much trouble.

Several years ago, my son Wes and his friend were pulled over by Kevin. Heaven only knows for what. I recall that after that encounter, Wes was more convinced than ever that someday he, too wanted to become a Sherriff. He liked Kevin's style. Today, he is actively working to make that dream a reality.

My family and I feel a tremendous sense of sadness at your loss. However, be comforted by knowing that Kevin's spirit with be with us, always.

Tom and Kathy - thank you for Kevin and the positive impact he brought and continues to bring because of the memories my children have of him.

Laura and Adam - honor your brother by ensuring that his contribution to the community and to those he cared for are not forgotten but carried on....

Lisa, Jennifer and Wesley Cook

WE ARE SO SORRY.U ARE IN OUR THOUGHTS. GOD BE WITH U AND YOUR FAMILY.

Myt father Robert J Mcgarvey attended the service at St John Vianney Church this morning along with other members of the Rancho Cordova City Council. I was watching it on the television and was amazed at all the officers and the community coming together to support all our law enforcement it was just awesome. I think we are all blessed to have our officers of all nations and it was especially neat to see an offier from England come as well. I want to thank Joe and Kevin and all our officers for their heroism and the the duty they do to protect us.
May God Bless them all and the families and friends of Kevin and Joe and Eric.

We wish to express our condolences to the Joseph Kievernagel Family, the Kevin Blount Family and the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department on the loss of the two deputies. Our thoughts and prayers are with deputy Eric Henrikson for a complete revcovery from his injuries. We wish to thank all of law enforcement for the dangerous job they perform for us each day