Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Officer Kye, you have crossed over the Rainbow Bridge. Now you are on God's watch and you will serve him well. RIP Officer Kye

Gayle Brown
Admirer

August 27, 2014

RIP Kye. Your handler and his family and brothers and sisters in uniform, our brothers and sisters, too, are in our thoughts and prayers.

Deputy Warden Patricia Powers
Philadelphia Prison System

August 27, 2014

Rest In Peace K9 Kye

Civilian supporter and future LEO
Lorain, Ohio

August 27, 2014

Heartfelt condolences from Mississippi for K9 Kye, his handler & fellow officers. Rest in peace and paradise. Thank you for your service!

Corporal L. Grantham
former Mounted Patrol Deputy Sheriff

August 27, 2014

Kye, Thank you for your service. To your handler, you are in my thoughts and prayers. Thank you both for serving. May God comfort you now and always. John 15:13

Patrolman A. S. Batson
Cherry Police Department, NC

August 27, 2014

Rest Easy Kye, you fought the good fight all the way to the end. Thank You for your service and prayers to your Handler and family.

Robert Petitt
Georgia

August 27, 2014

Kye, thank you for your service. This is National Dog's Day, and you are one amazing K9 Officer who will be missed. I hope you get to chase lots of cats in K9 officer heaven, and get lots of T-bone steak bones and bacon. All the stuff that was off limits, I hope you are running free now.

Anna Kirchner
Community, State of California

August 27, 2014

The bravery and loyalty of our K-9 partners is without comparison. Thank you for protecting your fellow officers.

Adam

August 27, 2014

Rest and be healed as you await your friend at the Rainbow Bridge.

N/A
Respector of all Police and K9s

August 27, 2014

My heart beaks for Sgt. Starks, his fellow officers, and his family. The loss of Kye must be a horrible loss, of which I cannot contemplate the magnitude of their pain. My prayers are with you all.

Donna Cummings

August 26, 2014

Kye, you were a brave police dog who went out and fought crime whereever it happened. Now you have left us. It is such a shame that you lost your life due to a stabbing. You are now up there with other police dogs that also lost their lives in the line of duty. The police department you served is mourning due to your death and they will miss you as they lay you to eternal rest. You will be missed by all in the Oklahoma City, OK Police Department.

Bradford Paulson
Observer

August 26, 2014

Stand down Officer Kye. your watch is over now sweet boy. You were a true hero. Rest in Peace.

Sgt. Dawn Sorrento, retired
NYPD, Detective Bureau

August 26, 2014

I am beyond words to express how saddened I was to hear this. Kye was a beautiful k9. My deepest sympathy to Kye's handler and the entire department. R.I.P Kye. Run free now

Katie Fantigrossi- spouse (retired) Corp
Monroe County Sheriff's Department - Rochester, New York

August 26, 2014

Thank you for your service Kye. I'm sorry you were taken from us. My heart goes out to your handler and all who knew you. I can't wait until we get to see you again. Until then, you go and run free and happily through the Heavens knowing you were loved and valued.

Kristi
Surviving Daughter of Special Agent J. Robert Porter
Federal Bureau of Investigation
E.O.W. 8/9/79

August 26, 2014

Job well done here on earth officer! Our prayers are with your Agency and your partner! Until we see you again.

Houck, Senior Officer
U.S. Dept. of Justice, FBOP

August 26, 2014

Thank you for your service.rest in peace.all good k9s go to heaven.

Chaplain Douglas J. Maykowski
Fraternal Order Of Police Lodge #187 Mt. Clemens Michigan.

August 26, 2014

To K9 Kye and Fellow Officers Thoughts and prayers go out to you. Kye thank you for your service and sacrifice. RIP

Ruth Pechura
just a concerned Ohio citizen

August 26, 2014

I am sad to learn the loss of Police officer K9 Kye. I pray the Lord grant comfort and peace to your handler, family, friends and those you served with.

JCOS TW Martinez
CYFD/JJS State of New Mexico

August 26, 2014

This is a sad day for all of law enforcement. These dogs are law enforcement officer's and k9 key will be missed. Key, you did your job and now you may rest. To the handler, I know K9 Kye was one of your kids and I am sorry for your loss. He died saving everyone's life and you should be proud. R.I.P Kye

Deputy/k9 James Wicker
Tipton County Sheriff's Office

August 26, 2014

I am heart broken to hear of Kyes death God bless Kye and all those close to him

Jennifer Bell
Mother of a cop

August 26, 2014

IN MEMORY OF K9 KYE

To the family, friends, and colleagues of K9 Kye:

From the beginning of time after Cain killed his brother, Abel, there has been a need for law enforcement officers to protect the weak and to bring evildoers to justice. This work is necessary in a sinful world and is dangerous. In 2014, some twelve law enforcement canines have sacrificed their lives to protect their handlers and the citizens of this great nation. Today, we honor the sacrifice of K9 Kye, of the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Police Department, who was stabbed multiple times in the line-of-duty after apprehending a suspect who led police on a 30-minute pursuit which ended in a crash on I-35 at the Goldsby Exit on Sunday, August 24, 2014, while his handler attempted to separate the suspect from his dog. The handler ended up shooting the suspect. K9 Kye succumbed to his wounds the following day, Monday, August 25, 2014.

Lord God, we are grateful for the life of K9 Kye. He died serving us. Help us never to forget. Help us celebrate the life of K9 Kye and honor his sacrifice. Be with the family, friends, and colleagues of this fallen hero. Comfort them and give them your strength. Guide those who seek to take care of the family of this hero. May those empowered to do so, care for them with integrity. In commemorating the death of this hero, help those who mourn to remember that death is not the end. Death does not have the final say, but is simply the transition to the glorious life to come. Dogs do go to heaven! They should look forward to that life to come with joy and thanksgiving.

As for the citizens of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, help them to faithfully equip their Law enforcement officers and canines with the best tools to protect their community. May their training be adequate to the task. Help the citizens of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to remember to fund their law enforcement canine programs adequately and treat their canine heroes with respect. Help the citizens of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to obey the law and treat each other with dignity so as not to add to the burden of crime and pain to their community.

The time for mourning will soon pass. We have now remembered and celebrated the life lost in this great tragedy. As the family, friends, and colleagues of K9 Kye go forward, they must celebrate the good things in their lives; and to celebrate life itself!

Finally, Lord God, we pray for the families, friends, and colleagues of all the law enforcement officers and canines who have been killed in the line-of-duty and we thank you for their sacrifices. Bless the lives of their families, friends, and colleagues so they might find healing. Help their law enforcement organizations support the families of these fallen heroes. Even though their deaths might have been senseless, make something good come out of these situations so that their law enforcement organizations and the communities in which they lived and served might be stronger because of their lives and their deaths.
Amen.

Lord God, hear our prayers.

Now, may the Lord bless you, and keep you: the Lord make His face to shine upon you, and be gracious unto you: the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. Amen.

In His Service,

Chaplain Steven R. Closs
Retired Captain of Police, Nashua NH Police Department
The Peacemakers Prayer Ministry

Chaplain Steven R. Closs
Retired Captain of Police, Nashua NH Police Department

August 26, 2014

Our thoughts are with the men and women who have grown close to and worked with this special member of your agency.

Supervisory FAM, Thomas H. Kelly Jr.
Federal Air Marshal Service

August 26, 2014

RIP my K9 Brother

Deputy Anita Price
Bexar County Sheriff's Office, San Antonio, Texas

August 26, 2014

Thank you for protecting the public. Your memory will live forever.

Adam Fahlikman
Civilian

August 26, 2014

Rest in peace Kye

Lt. A. Hoopes
Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office Va.

August 26, 2014