Sheriff Karnes died today

[FiremanMike]

Sheriff Karnes (Franklin County Sheriffs Office, Columbus Ohio) lost his battle with pancreatic cancer today. He's been the Sheriff for quite some time and will be missed.


http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2011/jun/02/12/franklin-county-sheriff-jim-karnes-dies-ar-516799/

http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2011/06/02/story-columbus-sheriff-jim-karnes.html?sid=102

I never had the pleasure of meeting the man, but I've never heard a bad thing about him.

So long Sheriff, we'll keep things going from here.

[Patchman]

Prayers to his family, friends and co-workers.

[Cochese]

RIP Sheriff.

:patriot:

[Deployment Solu]

RIP Brother. You will be missed!!!

[mikegun]

RIP,Sheriff, you will be missed.

[MeefZah]

He gave me a job in 1997. Good guy. Huge. They didn't call him "Big Jim" for nothing.

I last saw him at Dep Brandon Moore's fundraiser a few months ago. He looked good at that time.

Mourning band on. RIP, Sheriff.

[packsaddle]

Rest in peace, sir.

[Hack]

RIP Sheriff.

[Ajon412]

Rest in Peace, Brother......:fallenofficer:

[DaBigBR]

:fallenofficer:

[jcsd2407]

Rest in Peace sir.

[MeefZah]

http://www.dispatch.com/wwwexportcontent/sites/dispatch/local_news/stories/2011/06/03/karnes-james-art0-g5rctgce-1karnes.jpg

[AJE]

Been using this too much this year

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/163898_129667770429481_100001587760783_187749_1678382_n.jpg

[txleapd]

RIP, Brother... :fallenofficer:

[tikka]

RIP, he served proudly.

[FiremanMike]

I find it heart warming that in today's climate of internet anonymity, with anti-LE sentiment being spewed constantly on the news sites, not a single comment to the news articles announcing Jim Karnes death have been negative. Everyone is coming out in support of a great man, and I think that speaks volumes for his character.

Perhaps there's hope for society still.

[razdog76]

FiremanMike, that is certainly true. Especially being that he is an elected official, and has been there for a very long time.

RIP