Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Thank you Kevin. You will never be forgotten. Rest peacefully knowing your law enforcement brothers and sisters will watch over your family and support them in every way we can. Heaven must hold a special place for heros. You are ours.

LEO Wife
Panama City, Florida

March 29, 2005

From your brothers in Blue from GP and across the state of Texas,Godbless you and your family.
Now it's time to see Florida's Capital punishment laws deal with the coward that did this to you and your family!
We will be praying for your family and your department.

Grand Prairie P.D.

March 29, 2005

May god bless his wife and son and keep them in his loving sight. To his fellow officers and all members of PCBeach PD be strong for one another and keep each other safe.

Kathleen M. Schoff
Tallahassee Police Department

March 29, 2005

On behalf of the men and women of the La Habra Police Department we send our thoughts and condolences to the Panama City Beach Police Department and the family of Sergeant Kight. It doesn't matter where we work, when one of our brothers or sisters fall, we all feel the pain and the loss. Rest in peace Sergeant Kight. You will never be forgotten.

Sergeant Jeff Baylos
La Habra PD, California

March 29, 2005

Our thoughts and prayers are with your family and friends. Rest in peace brother.

Riverside County Sheriff's Department, CA

March 29, 2005

Kevin,
Thanks for making us all laugh, and for being a perfect example for us to follow. You will be missed.

Ofc. K. Tillman
Panama City Beach Police

March 29, 2005

Our sincere condolences go out to the family of Sergeant Kight and to all the personnel of the Panama City Beach Police Department who worked with him.

While it is no consolation for your loss, remember that we, and many others in this country, appreciate the sacrifice that he made in his effort to ensure the safety of the public.

God bless.

Southwest Central Dispatch
Palos Heights, IL

March 29, 2005

My heartfelt sympathy goes out to the family and fellow officers of Sergeant Kight.

While no one who wears a badge wants to be put into such a situation, you put yourself into the line of fire to protect those whom you might not have even known despite the danger. While I did not have the privilege to have known him personally, I am certain that he has found a place in heaven.

Rest in peace my friend; those of us who remain will cover your post on the thin blue line.

Anonymous

March 29, 2005

As I lay in bed Sunday night, I couldn`t ignor the almost constant sound of a helicopter overhead. I turned to my husband and asked if he thought someone had gotten pulled out into the gulf. He said that it was probably nothing. As the chopper continued to circle the area of our neighborhood my husband changed his mind and turned on his WT. On the radio we heard many excited voices but didn`t know what all the excitement was about. My husband then called in to his dispatch and learned this terrible crime had happened to someone he knew and worked with. As a long time deputy on the west end of the beach, as beach patrol and now as investigator a working relationship with Beach PD is vital. As soon as he hung up the phone he quickly started getting dressed and was out the door. By the time he was paged out he was already on his way. As I helped him into his vest I wanted to beg him to stay home. I was in shock, this is the thing you only hear about and the thing a police wife fears the most. I was scared to death sending my husband out into this. With the chopper circling the neighborhood and the suspect had a room within a mile of our home. I thought how could I send him out? How could I not? I thought about his wife and child all night, I think of them now. They are living my worst nightmare and my heart goes out to them. I know there are no words to comfort this wife and mother. There is no one who can replace this father a little boy has forever lost. This poor man lost his life, because of something a fool had done in the past so many miles away. You would think that with the publicity from the tragedy in Atlanta, that this fool would have realised that this is not the way out. I am so sorry that Sgt Kight had to pay with his life.

Candy Brotherston
Wife of Inv Brotherston Bay County Sheriff`s Office

March 29, 2005

Thank you for your service, Brother.

Deputy J. Otto
Linn County Sheriff's Office, Oregon

March 29, 2005

Rest in Peace...

Police Officer
Syracuse Police Dept,NY

March 29, 2005

May God and all the angels wrap their arms lovingly around you and keep you safe for all eternity. Your watch has ended; thanks for the job you did on earth.

March 29, 2005

Our thoughts a prayers go out to the family, friends and co-workers of Sgt. Kight.

Ofc. Daniel R. Jones
Columbus Ohio Division of Police

March 29, 2005

thank you for the years of service you gave to panama city beach. i am a native of panama city and my mother and family are still residents . rest in peace my brother the watch is ours now.

ptlm. james t kirk
clay city police dept. ky

March 29, 2005

A Brother Warrior has fell and died today in battle.

This Brother Warrior has made the ultimate sacrifice.

He has given his life for his Fellow Warriors, his family and friends too.

Brother Warrior, pass your sword to us, so we can keep your spirit alive.

You, my Brother Warrior will not be forgotten.

God Bless you, your family and your friends.

We honor and respect all of the Fallen Warriors who have gone before us.

We ask you, Brother Warriors to guide us, protect us and pray for us.

We will meet again my Brother Warriors.

For this time not to fight another battle, but to live in eternal peace.

God bless all of the Warriors, past, present and future.

Sgt. Chad McDaniel
Seminole County Sheriff's Office (FL)

March 29, 2005

Our deepest sympathy in the loss Sergeant Kight. A family lost a father, a wife lost a husband, a department lost a dedicated officer and America lost a protector.

Ted Sjurseth
America' 9/11 Ride Foundation, Inc

March 29, 2005

“When God made Peace Officers….”

When the lord was creating Peace Officers, he was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around on this one.”

And the Lord said, Have you read the spec on this order? A Peace Officer has to be able to run five miles through alleys in the dark, scale walls, enter homes the health inspector wouldn’t touch, and not wrinkle their uniform.

They have to be able to sit in an undercover car all day on a stakeout, cover a homicide scene that night, canvass the neighborhood for witnesses, and testify in court the next day.

They have to be in top physical condition at all times, running on black coffee and half- eaten meals. And they have to have six pairs of hands.

The angel shook her head slowly and said, “Six pairs of hands….No Way.”

“It’s not the hands that are causing me the problems,” said the Lord, “It’s the three pairs of eyes an officer has to have.”

That’s on the standard model? asked the angel.

The Lord nodded. One pair that sees through a bulge in a pocket before he asks, “May I see what’s in there sir?” (When they already know and wishes they had taken that accounting job.) Another pair here in the side of their head for their partners’ safety. And another pair of eyes here in front that can look reassuringly at a bleeding victim and say, “ You’ll be alright ma’am, when they know it isn’t so.”

“Lord,” said the angel, touching his sleeve,” rest and work tomorrow.”

“I can’t,” said the Lord, “I already have a model that can talk a 250 pound drunk into a patrol car without incident and feed a family of five on civil service paycheck.”

The angel circled the model of the Peace Officer very slowly, “Can it think?” she asked.

“You bet,” said the Lord, “It can tell you elements of a hundred crimes, recite Miranda warnings in it’s sleep; detain, investigate, search, and arrest a gang member on the street in less time than it takes five judges to debate the legality of the stop…and still it keeps it’s sense of humor.

This officer also has phenomenal personal control. They can deal with crime scenes painted in HELL, coax a confession from a child abuser, comfort a murder victim’s family’ and then read in the daily paper how Law Enforcement isn’t sensitive to the rights of criminal suspects.

Finally, the angel bent over and ran her finger across the cheek of the Peace Officer. “There’s a leak,” she pronounced. “I told you that you were trying to put too much into this model.”

“That’s not a leak,” said the Lord, “It’s a tear.”

“What’s the tear for?” asked the angel.

“It’s for bottled-up emotions, for fallen comrades, for commitment to that funny piece of cloth called the American flag, and for justice.”

“You’re a genius,” said the angel.

The Lord looked sober. “I didn’t put it there,” he said.


Anonymous

Senior Instructor
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

March 29, 2005

A deep debt of gratitude to you for your service.

My deepest thoughts to your family, friends, and co-workers during this difficult time.

I wish I could've been there for you on that fateful day. We would've taken the suspect down or fallen alongside each other trying.

Salute

P.O.-Michigan

March 29, 2005

our sympathy goes out to your family and you department.

mary mc intyre president-national truste
alabama state fraternal order of poice auxiliary

March 29, 2005

SGT Knight,
Your noble and dedicated service will NEVER be forgotten. May God Bless you on your new beat with Him. I pray that your family be held close to God during the hard times. May they always know that they will never alone.

Thank you and God Speed Brother..

SGT Phil Abdoo
Macomb County Sheriff's Office (MI)

March 29, 2005

Kevin, words cant express the loss we all have suffered. My prayers go out to your son and wife. Know that your brothers and sisters here will now pick up where you left off. We will all make sure your son knows just what a great hero you were. We will all miss you. God bless you Kevin. You can rest now...

DEPUTY SHERIFF
BAY COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE PANAMA CITY FLORIDA

March 29, 2005

May God be with the family, friends, and fellow officers of Kevin Kight. Another senseless act against the peace. God Bless.

Grandson of Tommy Fox
Lexington County Sheriffs Dept, SC
EOW August 22, 1970

PFC. Jeremy Benjamin
Easley Police Department, SC

March 29, 2005

The policeman stood and faced 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 and said,
"No lord, 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,
and at times my talk was rough,
and sometimes I've been 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 just too steep.

And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at time 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 judgement of his god.

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

GREGG HOUSTON
SOUTH CAROLINA

March 29, 2005

REST IN PEACE SERGEANT KIGHT, I KNOW YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND DEPARTMENT ARE PROUD OF YOU AND WILL MISS YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE

SGT. DWAYNE TAYLOR
DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE GA

March 29, 2005

Thank you Sereant Kight, God bless your family. I hope they know that you are a true hero. The watch is now yours.


Your brother in blue,
Offcer Andy McClure

Officer Andy McClure
Rupert Police Dept. Rupert ID

March 29, 2005