Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

My sincere and heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of Deputy Sheriff Jose Blancarte on their loss. May our Lord give them all the strength and comfort they need during this time of grief. Thank you fellow officer for your dedication and service to your community. Rest in peace Deputy Sheriff Jose Blancarte.

CBP Officer(retired), Luis Otero
Department of Homeland Security/Bureau of Customs & Border Protect

August 25, 2019

Rest in Peace my Brother in Arms

Anrae Godley-Cooper
U.S. Army Military Police

August 25, 2019

Rest in Peace

Ptl. Bryan Waltz (Ret)
Avon Lake PD OH

August 25, 2019

R.I.P. Brother

Chief of Police Ret. Michael White
Island Heights NJ

August 25, 2019

Rest in peace Sheriff Blancarte!
You will not be forgotten!

Willie Bell Hopewell VA!
Friend Of All Law Enforcement Officers!

August 25, 2019

Deputy Blancarte, I am so sorry to hear about your end of watch in such an untimely way! You were still so young and working hard. May God watch over you now and continue to Bless you and your family. Rest in Peace now, my Brother. Thank you for your service to your State and your community.

Mary Milam
Sergeant (Ret)
Chicago Police Department

Flowery Branch, GA

August 25, 2019

Sheriff Blancarte, you served our Lord for 20 long years. Our Lord loved you so much that He shared His sufferings with you. May our Lord grant you His peace, in heaven where there will be no more pain, no more tears, only peace and joy in His presence. May He immerse you and your loved ones in His Divine Mercy. Rest in peace, good and faithful servant.

Jess Espinosa
Civilian

August 25, 2019

Rest In Peace Brother LEO. Thank you Hero and your family for your sacrifice and service. Never forgotten.

Officer Mike Robinson (Ret.)
Upland Police Dept. CA

August 25, 2019

Was always a great and kind person to me no matter how long in-between when we’d run into each other... knew him since he became an officer. One of a kind character he surely was..

Chief of Police, F. Knoll
City of Del Rio, Texas

August 25, 2019

Blancarte family and friends may God grant you all with a speedy healing. Deputy Blancarte thank you for your Dedicated Service to your Community and to your Department. Most of all thank you for your Ultimate Sacrifice in the Line of Duty.

Res.Sgt.Rudy Jones
Cuyahoga Falls,OH Police Dept

August 25, 2019

I am sorry to learn of the passing of a brother and hero in Deputy Sheriff Jose Luis Blancarte, I know our Heavenly Father has welcomed him home into his loving arms where he will now patrol the Golden Highways of Heaven. May the Lord deliver blessings, comfort and peace to his family, friends and all members of the Kinney County Sheriff's Office, Texas.

Retired, T W Martinez
FOP member
State of New Mexico/JJS

August 25, 2019

Rest In Peace my brother. May our Lord bless you and your family. Thank you for your service.

CBPO Carlos Paredes
U.S Customs & Border Protection

August 25, 2019

Rest easy Brother, Thank you for your service. May your sacrifice and memory never fade.

Jerry Matalone #8046 (Retired)
Des Moines Iowa Police Department

August 25, 2019

God bless you Deputy Jose Luis Blancarte for your service and sacrifice. Thoughts and prayers go out to your family and friends, and to your brothers and sisters from the Kinney County Sheriff’s Office. Rest In Peace Brother.

Officer Jim Drabos (Retired)
San Gabriel (CA) Police Department

August 25, 2019

RIP, Deputy Blancarte. Praying for you and your loved ones.

Officer C Curione
Rochester Police Department, NY

August 24, 2019

I am so sorry to hear this. Thank you for your service. May the Peace of Jesus be with your family and friends, now and forever. Salute, good sir.

Father of Sgt. Robert Goodwin MNPD

August 24, 2019

Rest in peace brother. Thank you for your service. God's speed sir.

Lieutenant John C. Moore
Wisconsin State Conservation Warden

August 24, 2019

RIP BROTHER!!

Stephen Bruet PPO
NCDPS

August 24, 2019

R.I.P. Blancarte

L.D.L.
DHS

August 24, 2019

A police officer should be remembered not by how he died, but how he lived! A great man has gone to secure a safe path for the rest of us to follow. Thank you to you, your family and the Kinney County Sheriff's Office. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace Brother.

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

August 24, 2019

Rest in Peace, good and faithful servant.
God has already reserved a special place
for our protectors.
Please continue your watch over us.


Thank you for your service!
Thank you for your protection!

Our prayers to the family and department.

Charles F. Holloway, Jr.
Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association
Elizabethtown Police Department

August 24, 2019

Faithful Unto Death | Eternal Rest | Salute

S. I. Drake - Lt/IPD | IMPD (Ret)

August 24, 2019

My deepest condolences to his wife and children. May his soul forever rest peacefully in Heaven.

First Sergeant Thomas ,Retired
New York State Police

August 24, 2019

My prayer is that God will keep and comfort the Blancarte Family during this very difficult time. I also pray that God will comfort the Kinney County Sheriff’s Office during this very tragic time. REST IN PEACE BROTHER!!!!

Master Deputy & Antoine Thomas
Wake County Sheriff’s Office

August 24, 2019

Heavenly Father, our hearts and prayers go out to the Kinney County, Texas Sheriff’s Office and for the family, friends, and colleagues of Deputy Sheriff Jose Luis Blancarte, of the Kinney County Sheriff’s Office, who in the Line-of-Duty on Friday, August 23, 2019 after suffering a fatal heart attack. Depart, dear Brother-in-Blue, out of this world into the arms of the Father who created you, into the arms of the Son who redeemed you, and into the arms of the Spirit who made you whole. You have fought the good fight, you have finished the race, and you have kept the faith [Inspired by 2Timothy 4:7]. Now rest easy in peace. We will take it from here. Amen.

Jesus teaches us the following:

1. “Blessed are those who mourn. They will be comforted.” [Matthew 5:4];
2. “Blessed are those who make peace. They will be called God’s children.” [Matthew 5:9];
3. "The greatest love you can show is to give your life for your friends.” [John 15:13], and;
4. “I [Jesus] can guarantee this Truth: Today you will be with Me in Paradise.” [Luke 23:43].

Pastor Steven R. Closs, DDiv, MSBS, NCCA, NACM
Ordained & Licensed Independent Christian Minister
The Steven Robert Closs Ministries
Merrimack, NH 03054
Appointed Chaplain: Merrimack NH Police Department [Since 2014]
Appointed Chaplain: Nashua NH Police Department [Since 2018]

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, DD, MSBS, NCCA
Nashua / Merrimack NH Police Departments

August 24, 2019