Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Rest in Peace, Sir.

You are one of the best and brightest, and you will never be forgotten. Thank you for your sacrifices.

Katherine Shelton
Civilian

November 27, 2011

rest in peace

Lt J.P.
B.P.D.

November 27, 2011

DEAR OFFICER,
I NEVER MET YOU BUT I KNOW YOU.YOU ARE SO MUCH LIKE MY MARINE VET( IRAQ) NOW ON DUTY WITH THE ALAMEDA POLICE . WITH YOUR DEDICATION TO DUTY AND YOUR COMMUNITY.YOU TWO WERE BORN TO SERVE,.REST IN PEACE, YOUR WORK WILL CONTINUE WITH MY SON AND FROM ALL THE LIVES YOU HAVED TOUCHED.

[email protected]

November 27, 2011

I’ve known Jim for nearly two decades. Jim had a quick wit, very dry and sometimes abrasive sense of humor that kept me rolling. If you did not want to know how Jim felt about something, you did not ask him a question. Sometimes you didn’t even need to ask him a question and he would give you a candid response. Even writing this now and reflecting, he is making me laugh.

Jim was the embodiment of the warrior soul. Jim loved his beloved Marine’s and always gave me crap for having served in the Army. However, he would always follow-up his bashing with a mischievous grin, a twinkle in is eye and say with a sarcastic chuckle, “I still like you even though you weren’t a Marine….hoorah, Semper Fi….BC!” And I’d reply, “I may not be a Marine, but I’ve never been AAA with a badge like you.” We’d both laugh.

Jim was an OUTSTANDING Police Officer, who was very proud of his father and was a great legacy. His father would have been very proud of Jim. When Jim logged onto his cruiser MDC at the beginning of his shift he always logged his father on as his “rider.”

Jim was an equally proud husband and father. He brought his daughters on ride-a-longs with him, he brought them into Patrol briefings, watched him interact with his coworkers and got to hear “stories” I’m sure they will appreciate in the future. Jim was also very proud of his Vallejo HS girls Basketball team and their accomplishments. Jim had a heart of gold, he liked people to think he was a toughguy and he was tough, but under that tough exterior, he was one of the kindest and most generous men that you would ever meet.

One thing that demonstrates his generosity is, not too long ago, Jim and his wife, Jennifer, took in two children of long time family friends who had died in a motorcycle collision and treated them as their own.

Jim was very honest, loyal, honorable, energetic, dedicated and a class act, just to mention a few attributes. Jennifer, we will always be here for you and the girls (or should I say women). Girls…remember you are a Capoot, your Dad will always be watching over you Semper Fi Devil Pups…hoorah!!

Jim…..I’m proud to have known, worked and socialized with you. Don’t forget to introduce your Dad to mine, tell Jeff hello and we still miss him, like we always miss you too. I’ll see you all sometime down the road. I’ve got your six Devil Dog, Semper Fi 497!!!

With Love, BC and Family

Sgt. Brett Clark #436
Squad 4 Vallejo PD Patrol Division

November 26, 2011

A sad day for the Capoot family and friends and Police colleagues across the world

Lloyd Ellis Police Sergeant 6637
Western Australian Police

November 26, 2011

God bless you and your family sir. It is heroes like yourself who would rather lay down their lives than swerve from the path of duty that make civilized life possible and keep the rest of us safe. Thank you lord for giving us men like officer James Capoot to watch over us and protect us and our families.

God Bless and may you forever rest in peace.

Grateful Citizen
Bay Area Resident.

November 26, 2011

Thankyou for your service, you are a hero for us all to look up too. You will never be forgotten. God bless your family during these tragic times. REST IN PEACE BROTHER, SEMPER FI

POLICE OFFICER
PHILA PA

November 26, 2011

R.I.P. brother-in-arms!! Together we walk the thin blue line!! Remember to link up with your unit right after you enter the gates of Heaven!!

RETIRED OFFCR./J. MILLER
US FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES/GSA POLICE

November 25, 2011

I am a former Marine, and a police officer for 27 years, until my 5 by pass heaert attack. 20 years as a detecive. Semper Fi, my brother in arms and rest in peace .

Roger Maxwell, E3
USNC, Rutherfordton NC PD

November 25, 2011

God bless the family and friends of Office James Capoot and to all the members of the Vallejo Police Department for your loss. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. R.I.P Sir *Semper Fi!*

Sgt Jean-Paul Rochat
Swiss Army, MP Service, Traffic Unit

November 25, 2011

Rest in Peace to our fallen Brother.

Sergeant S. Skeen
California Highway Patrol

November 25, 2011

Deepest thoughts and prayers out to the Capoot Family and Vallejo PD. Ofc Capoot taught and served with many of the Marines that taught me as a boot at Mare Island from 1990-1993. Condolences to all his family, friends, fellow officers, and the Marines from MCSF Bn PAC that served with him. Semper FI Marine.....

Officer Matt Bolton
Glendale PD, Motor Officer

November 25, 2011

I am very sorry to hear of officer Capoots death. Keeping up with the online news about the events in Vallejo, the city has certainly changed with size and problems from when I lived there in 1961. To lose a dedicated family man and officer to a person that chose a life to make misery for others is truly unconscionable. I can't imagine the terrible pain that the Capoot family is going through.
It is wonderful to read, that the community and fellow officers are giving great support to his family.
Former partner at Marine Barracks, M.I of Chuck Welchert,
K9 Sgt. Vallejo P.D.

Sgt. William Clifton, Retired
Chisholm, Minnesota Police Dept.

November 24, 2011

RIP Marine...you've done your tour. My thoughts and prayers go out to your survivors.

Sgt. Sam Dickey
Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, Portland, ME

November 24, 2011

You're ultimate sacrafice will never be forgotten. May you rest in peace.

Sarah Walker / Dispatcher
Glendale Police Dept, AZ

November 24, 2011

In your last moments on earth, I heard you, from my anonymous workroom in an anonymous house in a quiet neighborhood of this sad old town. I, a fellow human being who never met you, somehow was fated to listen to the sound of your voice on the air, as you pursued evil through a random backyard on that sunny afternoon, rushing forward to your death.

I heard the voices of your friends, in anguish, calling for help, knowing it would do no good, hoping against hope that they would not lose you. And as the bitter reality of what I had heard sank into my heart, I cried for you, and for them.

Thank you, Officer Capoot, thank you so much--for your sacrifice, for all your years of hard work, for all that you tried to do, for all the people you tried to help, for all your kindness and courage and caring, for being a beacon of light in this sad old town, in this dark and dirty world.

You really did make a difference. And even though I didn't know you, reading everything that those who loved you have said about you makes me wish I had. I know you will never be forgotten, and that you've left a beautiful legacy. You sounded, to quote a favorite old movie of mine, like "a hell of a man"; Vallejo could use an army like you, but I figure we were lucky to have you at all.

Wherever you are, I hope that your soul has come to terms with the shock of your sudden passing, and is at peace, watching over your loved ones until it is their time to join you. A heartful of sympathy is all I can offer them in their sorrow, but I know they will find strength to sustain them in their memories of you.

Warm blessings of light and protection to all those still here, bereft of you, missing you. May they also find peace, and healing.

Blessed be.

"Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven, where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us, to let us know they are happy.”

J. Greenwood
Vallejo citizen

November 24, 2011

I am so sorry. May God Bless Officer Capott, his family, friends and fellow police officers. You are in my prayers especially on this day of Thanksgiving. Thank you for your service and for all you did to make this world a little better.

Claudia Conklin
Mother of Concord Police Officer

November 23, 2011

R.I.P. Devil Dog. You need to know that your family will always remain in our care. Your Vallejo PD Family will make your wife and girls are taken care of and they will have our support forever. Your sense of humor and laugh will be missed. Semper Fi, OOOHRAAHH!!

Police Officer Eric Jensen #574
Vallejo Police Department

November 23, 2011

Our deepest condolences to the dear family, friends and fellow officers at the Vallejo Police Department. God Bless Officer Capoot for service and the sacrifice he made to keep others safe. Rest in Peace dear brother, Hero's are never ever forgotten.

Ret. Sgt. Jim May
CMPD Charlotte, North Carolina

November 23, 2011

Our entire staff sends our prayers and thoughts to the family of Officer Capoot and to the VPD. Your bravery and servoce to this Country will always be remembered. RIP brother Jim.

Commander Griffin / Spec Ops
MPS DOPS Airport Security Div

November 23, 2011

May your family find peace in this horrible hour and your soul be embraced by our Lord and Savior. God bless you and your family.

police academy
Arkansas Police Academy

November 23, 2011

"Another fallen comrad from my former agency, He has left us to soon and may his soul rise to the heaven's as a hero and protector'. R.I.P brother

Inspector: C. Mendez
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Detroit, MI.

November 23, 2011

Another hero lst to pure evil. May the friends & the Department eventually find some comfort in the fact they knew& respected a hero. May the family know they were loved by a true American hero. Semper Fi!

Mother of a Sergeant
CSPD

November 23, 2011

May your daughter and adopted daughters find comfort in the love that follows you and the respect that honors you and the memories that keep you alive. Thank you for your service to the people and for your sacrifice. There is never a winner in senseless violence, and those who suffer greatest are the children on both sides of the gun.

Student, Class of December 2011
Napa Valley Dispatch Academy

November 23, 2011

In front of tens of thousands of fans, I watched as the Zac Brown Band dedicated their performance of their song, "Free," to Officer Capoot, on 11.20.2011 in Minneapolis, MN. You are never forgotten

Officer McCabe
St Paul PD

November 23, 2011