Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

My family and I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fellow co-workers of Deputy Sheriff Jose Luis Blancarte during this difficult time. May they find comfort and support from those around them. May happy moments from the past bring forth precious memories to cherish for a lifetime. May God help heal their aching hearts. Thank you for your service and may you rest in peace Deputy Sheriff Jose Luis Blancarte.

Gail M. Pabst
Aunt of fallen Detroit Police Officer Jennifer Fettig eow 2/16/04

August 24, 2019

Rest In Peace Deputy Blancarte

Chief Deputy Joe Hester
Waller County Sheriff’s Office

August 24, 2019

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

August 24, 2019

Rest in peace.

Lt. Jim Russo

August 24, 2019

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God”. Matthew 5:9

Thank you for your service. May you rest in peace, my brother.

Retired Chief of police Jim Spratlen
Durango Police Department

August 24, 2019

Rest In Peace sir. Thank you for your service, and thank you to the family for allowing him to serve others. God Bless.

Captain Jeff Buuck
Texas Department of Public Safety

August 24, 2019

Rest in peace Deputy Sheriff Blancarte.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

August 24, 2019

Rest in peace sir. Thank you for your service. My prayers are with your family.

Carol
Police mom

August 24, 2019

On behalf of the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family of Deputy Sheriff Jose Luis Blancarte and the extended law enforcement family of the Kinney County Sheriff's Office, Texas.


End of Watch Friday, August 23, 2019


Rest in Peace brother and watch over us. We will protect and serve from here on in your honor.

I fight not for glory or fame, for they are momentary. I fight for those who can't. I fight for Justice. I fight for the oppressed and the down trodden. And if I should lose my life for these just causes, then I have no regrets, For I serve to protect the innocent. It matters not where or when, for evil knows no boundaries. Be it fire, flood, or the threat of tyranny, I will not flee. Justice is my weapon. Faith is my shield. Hope is my armor. Cry not at my passing, for it was my Honor to fight for you. Shed not tears of sorrow, But tears of joy, for now, I stand with God.

By Jon F. Hooper

"Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends."

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer
Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation

August 24, 2019

Rest Easy Brother.

Sergeant G. McKissack
Pflugerville Police Department

August 24, 2019

In Honor of your Sacrifice and for your family and friends, I salute you as a HERO!

"The Badge"

He starts his shift each day
To respond to calls unknown.
He drives a marked patrol car.
A police officer he is known.

He's paid by the citizens' taxes
To make it safe on the streets.
But he usually has a second job
'Cause a waitress has his salary beat.

Now he doesn't know a holiday
'Cause he works all year round.
And when Thanksgiving and Christmas finally arrive
At his home he cannot be found.

He's cursed and assaulted often,
The one whose blood runs blue.
He seldom ever gets a thanks,
To some he's just a fool.

His friends are always other cops
'Cause people just don't understand
That underneath his badge and gun,
He's just another man.

He knows there might not be a tomorrow
In this world of drugs and crime.
And he gets so mad at the court system
'Cause the crooks don't get any time.

And each day when he leaves for work,
He prays to God above.
Please bring me home after my shift
So I can see the ones I love.

But tonight he stops a speeding car,
He's alone down this ole' highway.
It's just a little traffic infraction.
He does it everyday.

Well, he walks up to the driver's window,
And his badge is shining bright.
He asked the guy for a driver's license,
When a shot rang through the night.

Yes, the bullet hit its mark,
Striking the officer in the chest.
But the Department's budget didn't buy
Each officer a bullet-proof vest.

So he lay on the ground bleeding.
His blood wasn't blue - His blood was red.
And briefly he thought of his loved ones
'Cause in a moment the officer was dead.

In the news they told the story
Of how this officer had died.
And some who listened cared less,
But those who loved him cried.

Well, they buried him in uniform
With his badge pinned on his chest.
He even had his revolver,
He died doing his best.

Written By:
David L. Bell

Used with Special Permission of the Author
Copyright © 1993 - All Rights Reserved
and may not be duplicated without permission

Investigator David L Bell (Retired)
Richland County Sheriff's Dept.
Columbia, SC

August 24, 2019

Requiescat in Pacem

Police Officer Mike O'Connor
Branford CT PD

August 24, 2019

God Bless you Deputy Sheriff Jose Luis Blancarte, thank you for your service with the Kinney County Sheriff’s Office❤️. Thank you for making the people in the Kinney County, TX area feel safer. We are all thankful to you for your service, your devotion and your sacrifices. We are so saddened by this terrible news and you will never be forgotten! Our thoughts and Prayers go out to your family, and all of your sisters and brothers in Blue that protect us. God bless you all!! (Matthew 5:9)

Kelly & Eddie King

August 24, 2019

Thanks for your many years of service Deputy Blancarte.
Thoughts and prayers out to the family, friends and his brothers and sisters at the Kinney Co. Sheriff’s Office.

Lt. Curtis Cole
Bowie County (Texas) Sheriff’s Office

August 24, 2019

Thank you for your service.
Rest in Peace.

Condolences to the family.

Firefighter Ronald Lavallee
Lawrence, MA Fire Department

August 24, 2019

RIP brother

SGTAllen Clanton
CCSO

August 24, 2019

Condolences to the family and friends from Blue Knights NC II

Chaplain Frank Spears
Blue Knights NC II

August 24, 2019

Rest in peace Brother Jose, you are a true American Hero and will never be forgotten for your service and courage.

Son of G. Truman Wortham EOW 07/15/73

Assistant Chief Carl Wortham (retired)
Sand Springs OK PD

August 24, 2019

May you rest easy at the feet of our lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I know your family, friends and fellow officers are devastated and will miss you until we all meet again in heaven. I know your fellow officers and the townspeople will uplift your family as they mourn your loss and prepare to lay you to peaceful rest. So Mote It Be.

John C. Turner
Mobile, Al.

August 24, 2019

May God bless you and your family. You paid the ultimate sacrifice. May you rest in peace my brother in blue.

(Ret) Trooper Dean Aires
PA State Police

August 24, 2019

R.I.P Deputy Sheriff Jose Blancarte

BRIAN MOLYNEAUX
citizen

August 24, 2019

OUR SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY OF DEPUTY BLANCARTE AND ALL THOSE WHO MOURN THE LOSS OF DEPUTY BLANCARTE. HIS SERVICE WILL BE GREATLY MISSED IN YOUR COMMUNITY AND HIS DEEDS NEVER FORGOTTEN

Ret, Officer David Herbert
Toronto Police Service, Canada

August 24, 2019

Rest in Peace Brother

Sgt. CCB (Ret)
USPP

August 24, 2019

So saddened to hear the news.

May you rest in peace after having served those around you. My thoughts are with you, your family, fellow officers and friends.

Reserve Police Officer G. Krystof
Los Angeles Police Department

August 24, 2019

Rest in peace brother. You are a true hero.

Jamie Davis
Pittsylvania County Sheriffs Office, Ret.

August 24, 2019