Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Kevin, It has been difficult to come to this site. I know it has taken a while. The memory of you and Sgt. Jones by my side while I was incapable of responding during my stroke, lingers in my memory daily. I am sorry I did not make it to you. I am sorry that we will never share a knee in prayer again. Thank you for the daily visits you gave me. They were uplifting both emotionaly and spiritualy. You were a special friend, and I know you'll always be there as my backup. Thank you God for the time you gave me with this great man.

Officer Donnie Nichols
PCB PD

December 10, 2005

We think of you and your family during these holidays, and offer thoughts and prayers as you celebrate without your loved one. Cherish the memories of the past and be open to new ones with your loved ones and friends. Your loved one will never be forgotten and always honored for their sacrifice.

Alissa Scott
Widow of Wayne Scott
E.O.W. 09-10-02

Lisa Schultz
Widow of Don Schultz
E.O.W. 05-12-03

Co-Founders of Survivor Help Network
www.survivorhelpnetwork.org

November 29, 2005

DEAR KEVIN, I THANK YOU AND ALL YOUR COWORKERS FOR UPHOLDING THAT THIN BLUE LINE. I HOPE TO BE ALBE TO HUG YOUR WIFE AND SON IN WASHINGTON THIS YEAR. I MET KEVIN'S MOM THROUGH C.O.P.S. I WAS BLESSED LAST NIGHT TO SEE HER. SHE WILL MAKE IT! IT IS TOUGH AND THE WOUNDS ARE STILL VERY RAW. I HOPE I AM ABLE TO GIVE HER SUPPORT ALONG WITH MANY OTHER MOMS FROM COPS. TO ALL THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS THAT DO THIS DANGEROUS JOB "I THANK YOU". YOU ARE ALL SPECIAL , EACH & EVERY ONE. JEAN BLYLER MOM OF DEPUTY JOSH BLYLER EOW 05/02/04

JEAN BLYLER
MOM

November 11, 2005

I saw this and thought of you Kev.

"I'll lend you for a little time, a child of mine," He said. "For you to love while he lives, and mourn when he is dead.
It may be six or seven years, or twenty-two or three, but will you till I call him back, take care of him for me?
He'll bring his charms to gladden you, and shall his stay be brief, You'll have his lovely memories as solace for your grief.
I can not promise he will stay, since all from earth return, but there are lessons taught down there I want this child to learn.
I've looked the wide world over in my search for teachers there, and from the throngs that crowd lifes lanes, I have selected you.
Now will you give him all your love, nor think the labor vain, Nor hate me when I come to call to take him back again."
"I fancied that I heard them say, Dear Lord, Thy will be done, for all the joy they child shall bring, the risk of grief we'll run.
We'll shelter him with tenderness, we'll love him whilst we may, and for the happiness we've known, will ever grateful stay.
But shall the angels call for him much sooner than we planned, We'll brave the bitter grief that comes and try to understand."

Kevin, I still don't understand why you were taken that night, perhaps I never will, but I know that having you in my life for the short time I knew you, made me a better person. I miss you everyday, but know you are in a far better place now. You were not my child, but were my mentor and friend, and you brought all the charms God gave to you to gladden those you knew.
Thank you.

PCBPD

November 1, 2005

Sarge, Spring Break is around the corner and I will miss seeing you on the strip. This March and all to come are going to be very tough! We think of you daily Kevin.

Sergeant D. Baldwin
Bay County Sheriff's Office

October 31, 2005

I was a high school classmate of both Kevin & his wife, and when I heard this morning that he had died in the line of duty, it was quite a shock, even though it's been well over a decade since I last saw either of them. The fact that he & I also shared our birthday (a detail I had forgotten until reading a reflection left by someone else), brought it home even more. My thoughts are with his wife & son in this difficult time.

Kurt Cypher
Dayton, OH

October 25, 2005

It's been nearly 7 months since you were taken from us and I still have trouble believing you are gone...everyday i expect to see you come into the Comm Room and joke with me or make fun of me...I miss your laughter and your smile...and I miss hearing your voice on the radio...You were a great police officer and an even better friend...
Kevin, you are truly missed...
My heart is broken...

Catherine Communications
Panama City Beach Police Department

October 18, 2005

Sgt. Kight, God bless you and your family. Thank you for your service.

Police Officer S. Marlow
Fort Walton Beach Police Dept.

September 29, 2005

Rest well my brother. Your life and service will never be forgotten.

MP Sdt. Patrick Hofer
Swiss Army, MP Service, Traffic Unit

September 26, 2005

Kevin, September 24, 2005 would have been your 35th birthday. I just want to let you know that you are not forgotten, and that you are deeply missed by your family and friends. You spent 12,603 days on this Earth, you were doing what you loved to do. You are a hero to many who knew and loved you. Kevin you gave the ultimate sacrifice to your community, to the state of Florida, and to the United States of America. So Happy 35th Birthday to a true hero.

Derek Barker
Springfield, Ohio

September 23, 2005

I was going over the itinerary for the upcoming Thunder on the Beach event in Panama City when I noticed the Memorial Bike Parade to benefit this hero's family. For the last hour, I have been moved to tears reading the warm heartfelt reflections left on these pages. The one event I am certain that we will participate in is this ride. I encourage everyone to participate in this event as well as other similar events that benefit these brave officers and the ones leave behind. Thank you Sgt Kevin Kight for your service.

Jay - B'ham, AL

September 15, 2005

To the family and friends of Sgt. Kevin Kight and his fellow officers with the Panama City Beach Police Dept. :

On behalf of our entire family, I wanted to extend our sincerest condolences on the grievous loss you suffered when Sgt. Kight was so brutally murdered. It is so infuriating to read of yet another murder by a criminal who would rather kill to evade arrest than pay the consequence for the criminal conduct he chose to commit. This was such a senseless and cowardly act, and underlies the truthfulness of the saying that "there is no such thing as a routine traffic stop."

May you continue to find comfort in the warm embrace of support and love from your law enforcement community. Undergoing a devastating experience like this forges bonds between blood families and police families that can never be broken.

Our family lost our beloved Larry Lasater of the Pittsburg Police Department when he was fatally shot on April 23rd during a foot pursuit of two bank robbers. Larry left a loving wife and his son, born 2 1/2 months after Larry's murder, as well as all his extended family and friends who loved him so much. It is so heartbreaking that all these children are being deprived of their parents. My heart goes out to Brandon, but I know that God and Kevin are watching over him and his mother. I know that Heaven has another hero, but how I wish this had not happened to your Kevin.

This reflection is sent with the utmost respect for years of service Kevin gave to his community and the citizens of the state of Florida, and for the supreme sacrifice he and his family made on March 27, 2005.

Phyllis Loya, mother of fallen officer
Larry Lasater, Pittsburg, CA PD eow 4/24/05

September 11, 2005

Kevin, it was with much mixed emotion that I wrote your letter of recommendation and filled out your background questionaire that your department sent me. After all, thats the way I started it out !!! It was readily apparent in my writings that I didn't want you to leave German Township, but I also wanted you to achieve your dreams and aspirations in Florida. I had no doubt that you would prosper in whatever you did and wherever you went. I was completently confident that you would make the same impression on your new co-workers as you did here. As I read through your reflections, you most certainly did. I only regret that I did not meet your fellow officers there and that I am not able to comfort them in their time of need. Kevin, I know what a void you leave in that oragnazition, but also in the lives of every officer that serves on your department. We have had many talks, and I am truly sorry for not staying in touch. More now than ever. I was notified the day you were killed, but, I just never found the courage or internal fortitude to write you until now. You were undoubtedly somebody that I looked up to, and at the same time, I found it incredibly remarkable that you looked up to me too. I pray for your wife and family that they are taken care, and have done what I can in my own way. You made an impression on me that will never be erased. God's Speed my brother.

ohio police officer
ohio

September 8, 2005

Kevin, it was with much mixed emotion that I wrote your letter of recommendation and filled out your background questionaire that your department sent me. After all, thats the way I started it out !!! It was readily apparent in my writings that I didn't want you to leave German Township, but I also wanted you to achieve your dreams and aspirations in Florida. I had no doubt that you would prosper in whatever you did and wherever you went. I was completently confident that you would make the same impression on your new co-workers as you did here. As I read through your reflections, you most certainly did. I only regret that I did not meet your fellow officers there and that I am not able to comfort them in their time of need. Kevin, I know what a void you leave in that oragnazition, but also in the lives of every officer that serves on your department. We have had many talks, and I am truly sorry for not staying in touch. More now than ever. I was notified the day you were killed, but, I just never found the courage or internal fortitude to write you until now. You were undoubtedly somebody that I looked up to, and at the same time, I found it incredibly remarkable that you looked up to me too. I pray for your wife and family that they are taken care, and have done what I can in my own way. You made an impression on me that will never be erased. God's Speed my brother.

ohio police officer
ohio

September 8, 2005

KEVIN, WE WILL MISS ALL OF YOUR HELP IN CAPTURING BAIL JUMPERS. YOU TRULY WERE A VERY SPECIAL PERSON, WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU!!!!

SURETY AGENT - JAMES MCFADDEN
A + BAIL BONDS

August 31, 2005

Kevin,
I met your father-in-law today. He spoke your praises and told me what happened to you.
May you rest in peace, my brother. May your son grow up to be the kind of man you were.

Officer Bill Titley
Fairborn Police Department

August 27, 2005

I was in Panama City on vacation the night this happened. I'll never forget reading about it in the paper the next morning. Just thinking about it made me call my home right away because my stepmother is a police officer with the Croswell Police Dept. here in Michigan. Things always work like that. Something hits you even remotely close to home and you immediately stop and think of your loved ones and whichever higher power you believe in, asking for guidance.

Geoff Roberts
N/A

July 28, 2005

Last night on patrol I saw a father and son jogging on the side of the road, dressed in running gear and it took all I could do not to pull over and cry. Yesterday was Brandon's 5th Birthday and you should have been here with him. Most days I'm okay, I miss you always, but I move on. Sometimes I can even hear your laughter, or your voice messing with "Bam Bam". I miss you. I wish we could sit and debate Religion, or Traffic Laws, or anything. Jason tries, but I think I stress him sometimes (okay, I know, most of the time). I am trying your "Constructive not Destructive" approach on life. For some reason tonight is harder than most, but I know you are still with each of us on "C Watch". And I am glad I was at your side that night. I know you know you were not alone. I love you Kevin and I miss you. Christina is an angel in strength, and Brandon is so much like you. Rest Easy Brother, I miss you.

Officer L. Buchanan
Panama City Beach Police

July 27, 2005

rest in peace sergeant kight, thankyou for giving your all for everyone you served,god bless you and your family,i know the good lord has you in his loving arms

firefighter sam green
calera fire&rescue

June 10, 2005

I had the pleasure to work with Kevin over several years. He was one of those people that leaves something with you. I always looked forward to his company and the opportunity to work with him. I think of him often and still hear his cheerful voice. My blessings are with his family.

Kevin you can rest in peace knowing that you touched people in a special way. You made a difference in people's lives. God bless your family

Inspector Art Rountree
Florida Department of Corrections

June 7, 2005

Sergeant Kevin Scott Kight, my Sergeant, my Brother, my Friend. We worked the same days, had the same days off. When I was there, he was there. He said I was his “go to guy”. He was disappointed when I didn’t get the last promotion, and said he would help me get the next one. That’s the kind of person he was. I was one of the last people to talk to him, about 10 minutes before the traffic stop. Our squad, “C Watch”, has been deeply affected by this tragedy (Actually, our entire department). He loved us and we loved him. We will miss him and his laughter. We will miss his wit. We will miss his insight. He taught all of us how we should conduct our lives. He reminded us of what is important in life. God, family, brotherhood, and just being good people. He epitomized the saying, “Pride, Integrity & Guts”. Will we ever truly get over this? No. Will we get our heads screwed back on straight and remember what we have sworn to do, as he would expect us to do? Yes. He would want nothing less. We are getting the help and support we need to get through this and we will heal. I want you to know that all of us at the Panama City Beach Police Department appreciate the incredible outpouring of support from other law enforcement agencies and especially all of the citizens of Bay County.
Kevin, I miss you so much, but I know that you will be with me forever. If I ever become even half the man that you were, then I will have accomplished a great deal more than I ever actually expected to. Thanks for all that you gave us, for in the end, you gave all. We will cherish the memories of you always and we will take care of Christina and Brandon. Rest easy my brother.

Officer Michael Gailfoil
Panama City Beach Police Department

June 5, 2005

REST IN PEACE BROTHER IN BLUE, WE WILL TAKE YOUR WATCH WHLE YOU WALK THE BEAT ON THE LORD'S STREETS.

DEPUTY BRANDON GALLIMORE
CALLOWAY SO

May 30, 2005

Sgt. Kevin Kight you are greatly missed by all but will never be forgotten!!!
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Just a route stop, the dispatcher heard every day,
And she always wondered, is that what they meant to say.
A routine stop it should have been,
A tail-light out, is how he called it in.

The next radio traffic was barely a sound,
Get me some help, I've been hit, I'm down!
The page went out, help on the way,
Oh, please God, can we take back this day!

To calls advise status, there was no sound,
As this brave officer lay on the ground!
More calls advise status, again and again,
Another officer calls in, he's taken our friend!

WIFE OF LOCAL L.E.O

May 27, 2005

SGT. KIGHT,
YOUR SMILE, LAUGHTER, JOKES, AND KIND WORDS ARE MISSED. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A GREAT SGT., AND YOU WILL ALWAYS BE A HERO. MY PRAYERS ARE WITH CHRISTINA, BRANDON AND ALL OF OUR OTHER GREAT OFFICERS AND CO-WORKERS. PANAMA BEACH 18 YOU ARE GREATLY MISSED!!

C SOWELL COMM. DEPT.
PCBPD

May 24, 2005

"Is Daddy coming home soon" asks a precious little face. "It's past when he should be here. Is he working on a case?" Your dad's not coming home son. He's working late tonight. He's a policeman up in heaven, making sure we're alright. "But Mommy, why'd he leave us, I miss him when he's gone" I know you miss him darling, but now we must be strong. "Who's gonna teach me baseball, and help me fly a kite? "and help me with my homework and buy me my first bike?" Your daddy loved you darling and he did'nt want to leave. But a bad man took your daddy, and left us all to grieve. Be proud of who your dad was, and how he earned his pay. Because it's people like your daddy, that keep us safe each day. "Mommy, when I get bigger, and it's okay with you, I'm gonna be like daddy, and be a policeman too."

a poem by Daniel T. Dunbar

W.T. Brotherston
BCSO

May 19, 2005