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Condolences Book On April 6, 1999 firefighters Kenneth Allen Nickell, 28, and Kevin Rex Smith, 30, were killed in the line of duty at approximately 5 PM near the community of Cranston in rural Rowan County during wildland firefighting operations along Island Fork Road. Both were members of the Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department. Kenneth Allen Nickell, a 6-year veteran, and Kevin Rex Smith, a firefighter since 1998, both left behind wives and children. This virtual condolence book was created for anyone who wished to offer their comments of support and sympathy. After one week, this book was closed. Below are the 168 entries made by individuals and departments from across Kentucky and around the world. Our
thoughts and prayers are with you in this time of sorrow. Our Fire family has just lost 2
brothers. May God bless the families of Kenny and Kevin. We the firefighters of the
Alvaton Volunteer Fire Department, will always remember our fallen brothers. My thoughts and prayers are with you. May God be with you in the difficult times and
give you the encouragement. our thoughts and prayers are with the familys of these two brave men that gave their
hearts and souls to serve their fellow man. i personal never had the privilage to meet
these brothers of mine .some of my fellow employees had this privilage at competions. they
will be deeply missed by the knox co. ems staff. To all the members at 377, words cannot express my sorrow. My thoughts are with you and
the families of Kenny and Kevin. ON BEHALF OF THE EMPLOYEE'S OF MENIFEE CO. E.M.S. WE SEND OUR CONDOLENCES TO THE
FAMILY'S AND FRIENDS OF THE TWO FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS. YOU ARE IN OUR THOUGHTS AND ALWAYS IN
OUR PRAYERS MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND HELP YOU DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. god bless all and may he be with you through all the hard times. i just lost a family
member last week and i know how you fell. Heartfelt sympathy My deepest sympathies to the loved ones of these brave men On behalf of the 26 fire departments and 700 firefighters throught pike county no words
can express your loss for our brother firefighters. they have paid the ultimate price and
will be rewarded for this in heaven. may god be with the families and the members of the
377 fire department. if we can ever do anything for the families or the department please
don't hesitate to call us. Deepest sympathy from your Brothers and Sisters here at ECFD. Our thoughts and prayers
are with you thru these hard times. We trained together.We worked together to better are department..I am lost with out
you. You Death was for a noble cause and i know kenny and kevin felt safe on that hill that
day with his brother firefighters. 338 Condolences to the families, friends, and co-worker of the fallen heros. Form our staff to the Smith and Nickel family and the Route 377 Volunteer Fire
Department, we offer our deepest sympathy and condolences in your loss. Being apart of
Kentucky's emergency services is like family. No matter who or where you are, we are not
only professionals to our trade but family; our brothers will not be forgotten. I am very sorry for your loss. God was watching over them and was with them to comfort
them when it was time for them. Best wishes to the families, friends, and co-workers. God
be with you all in this great time of need. We are all praying for the family and friends left by these brave men. Our brothers are
at rest now and watching over us until someday we will meet and thank them for their
ultimate sacrifice. Our prayers are with the families of the firemen who heroicly gave their lives helping
others. On behalf of White Plains Volunteer Fire Department and Nortonville Squad 2 we would
like to express are sincere sympathys to all the family, friends and fellow firefighters
of Kenny & Kevin. They died as heros doing something they both enjoyed doing, helping
others. Their courage and unselfish commitment to the people of Rowan County and the
commonweath of Kentucky will always be held close to our hearts. May god Bless you My thoughts and prayers are with all the family members and the members of the fire
department during this time of mourning. I am very sorry about your loss. My thoughts are with you. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. I'm sorry about the lose of your family and friends but God has them now and they were
doing what they enjoyed. God will take care of them. I have always been told that when
someone dies like this that God had better things in mind for them than we do. So now you
must just keep the hope and dream that you will see them another day in glory up above.
May God watch over you all and bless you and keep you safe till he is ready for all of his
children to come home with him. Keep the prayers going. Love, Regina Pickle On behalf of all the members of the Grayson VFD we send our condolences to the Nickel
and Smith families, their friends and the Rt. 377 VFD. God Bless you all. May God be with all of you during this time of sorrow. We all know that we take this
risk everytime we respond to the call for help, but it doesn't make it any easier to
accept. The only comfort comes from the strength of each other. My thoughts and prayers are with the families and co-workers of these fallen heros. The deepest sympathies are expressed from the firefighters and families of the Stamping
Ground Rural Fire Department to the members and families of the Rte. 377 Fire Departent.
The last American Heroes have lost two of their finest. Deepest condolences and respects - to people who typify the true heroes in society. No
greater honor can be had than by paying the ultimate sacrifice in servuce to the
community. A Prayer All of our condolances from Mansfield... Our thoughts and prayers are with all of during this time of mourning, for family
members and fellow firefighters. From the officers and members of the RCRS I am so sorry to hear of your tragic loss I know they will be missed by meny. On behalf of the Leslieville Fire Department I would like to say thankyou to these two
men for the years of service that they were able to help lives live on. Also I wish to
send our condolences and prayers out to the families involved. On behalf of all of the employees of the Barren-Metcalfe County EMS, we extend our most
heartful sympathy and prayers to the families of the deceased. May God comfort and give
you strength for now and in the future. Our Thoughts are with the families of these brave men. The Firefighter-EMT's of our department send its hearfelt condolences to the families
of Firefighters Smith and Nickell. Fallen Heroes,You will not be forgotten! All my prayers to Family and Friends on you
loss. Suffering the loss of a loved one is even greater when that loved one has spent his/her
life relieving the suffering of others. May God send you special blessings. "I want to fill my calling and You have my deepest sympathy, I'm sorry for your loss. From the members of the Corinth Fire Department and their families, we feel the grief
through ouour station. We are all brothers in the Fire Service no matter where you are at.
We send our blessings, wishes and our prays to those families that have suffered the
greatest loss. from the firefighters and paramedics of the hopkinsville fire dept your greif is felt
throughout the department.we have losts fine members of our family and our hearts go out
to you. On behalf of myself , the Emt's and Paramedics of Peasi Ambulance I would like to
express are deepest sympathy for the family members of Kenny and Kevin and to all the
members of the RT.377 Fire Dept. We will be thinking of you all in are prayers. I would like to offer my deepest sympathy to the family of Kenny and Kevin and also to
the members of the Rt. 377 Fire Dept. Its a great loss to the fire fighting brotherhood
when a fellow brother falls in the line of duty, for which even though we may not have
known them personally they are still family to us. My thoughts and prayers go out to
everyone and if I can be of a help in anyway feel free to call on me anytime. We may not have known them personally, but we know firefighters and that says a lot.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you. May God give you peace and understanding at such a
hard time. On behalf of the Officers and Memebers of the Distric Heights VFD, Our thoughts and
prayers goes out to the family, friends, and members of RTE377 VFD on the lost Kenneth and
Kevin. Just a short note to send my hart felt thanks to the families for those men died
serving there fellow countrymen. I thank the Lord that they had the chance to grace us
with there presence for this short time, for the Lord does all things for a reason and I
can only pray that by there deaths we will grow stronger. My prayes are with the family
and friends of these two fallen brothers. May Gog bless you and keep you On behalf of my department,my county,my state, and my family,I wish to express my
deepest sympathies to your department and the families of our lost brothers! Our county
lost one too! with deepest sympathy our hearts go out to the family,friends,and fellow firefighters
of kevin and kenneth our loss is heavens gain From the crews and family of Jackson County
E.M.S On behalf of State Fire Rescue Training, our hearts and prayers go out to the Nickell
and Smith families, and the Route 377 Fire Dept. Our hearts and prayers go out to the Nickell and Smith families and the fire service
will forever be part of those families. Peace be with you all. I offer my deepest condolances..... Our family and friends can never know what you are
going through unless we have been there ourselves... Our bretheren served and gave the
ultimate sacrafice to their community. For this they are to be praised... and may god
forever keep them in his loving embrace. Myself and all 326 Firefighters in Colleton County It is a hard thing to lose our brothers...Remember they were doing something that made
them happy, I hope that thought will help ease the pain a little. I as well as my school and FD at home send their condolences to the family and friends
of the 2 brave firefighters. My heart goes out to the families of these men who gave the ultimate sacrifice doing
what they loved. May they walk with their angels and watch over us all. Our prayers, and sympathy are with the families, the department and the communities of
the Route 377 Volunteer Fire Department in this time of great loss. God Bless and Best of
luck my thoughts and prayers are with the families,friends My thoughts and prayers are with the families and sorry about the take care My prayers are with these men and their families. To the families and friends of the fallen firefighters, our thoughts and prayers are
with you. Our prayers to the families of our fallen brothers. May God watch over them in their
time of loss. To the Families: My sympathies to the family and friends of the saviors who most diligently gave thier
lives. Our best wishes for the families... My sincerest condolences to the families, friends and fellow ff's on the loss of these
brave men. May God watch over all of you in your time of sorrow. On Behalf of Naples Rescue, our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time. Our department's thoughts and prayers are sent to both of the families and to each of
the firefighters who have suffered such a huge loss. For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotton Son, that whosoever believeth
in him should not perish but, have everlasting life. Words cannot describe the pain and suffering one must endure after the loss of a loved
one, much less the loss of a fellow fireifhgter. I am deeply sorry about what has happened
within your department and family. My prayers will be with you and your families and their
families. Words are so hard to come by at a time such as this. I, too, have a husband who is a
volunteer firefighter. I cannot imagine the sorrow of those left behind to carry on. My
heart goes out to Mrs. Nickell and Mrs. Smith. May God be with you as you and your
children together face the days ahead. I will remember you all in my prayers that God will
somehow bring comfort to your lives. Although we did not personally know these two men, they were our brothers, and the
members at Station 100 want to send our deepest condolences to the Rt 377 Fire Department,
and the families of Kevin and Kenny. May god bless the families of these two young men,
and each member of Rt 377 during your time of mourning. May God bless and watch over you in your time of sorry. sorry to hear about the deaths, being a firefighter myself i also fill like i have lost
2 family member Our thoughts and prayers are with you. Our thoughts and prayers go out to your family in this trying time. May God bless you
all! I would just like to pay my respects to the families abd friends of the the 2 lost
firefighters from morehead. thank you Our Father, which art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name. They Kingdon come, Thy Will be
done, on Earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day, our Daily Bread and forgive Us our
trespassors as we forgive those who trespass against Us. Lead us not into temptation but
Deliver us from Evil, for Thine is the Kingdom the Power and the Glory Forever. Amen I know that words are very little to offer at this time, but it is the only thing we
have to offer. May I offer my condolences to each of the family members, co-workers, and
friends of these brave men. May the good Lord and time help to heal your loss. My prayers
and thoughts will be with each of you for a very long time. My thoughts and prayers go out to the brave men who lost their lives. Our condolences and prayers go to the families and friends of these brave men who gave
their lives to serve and protect others. Our prayers go out to these brave brothers in battle who have sacrificed their lives.
Our deepest sorrows and heart felt sympathy to their families, friends, and fellow
brothers of the Route 377 fire dept. Words can't express how we feel about the loss of our fellow co-workers. Our hearts and
prayers are with the families of both Kenny and Kevin. They will be missed and never
forgotten. On behalf of the members of our department, and myself send our condolences.May God
bless and comfort in this time of need. St. Mathew 15:24-28 It takes a very special person to do what both Kenny and Kevin did. Giving souls seem
to be few and far between sometimes. On behalf of West Knox Volunteer Fire Dept. I would
like to offer our deepest sympathies to the friends and families of these special men. Our
prayers will be with you. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Smith and Nickell families as well as our brother
and sister firefighters and ems workers @ 377 and MRCEMS. May God bless you all! OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU. Our Heart's are with you and your families during this time of great sadness. May God
comfort you and be with you. We will keep you in our Hearts On behalf of the men & women of Station 15, our thoughts and prayers are with the
families, friends, and co-workers of these brave men. My thoughts and prayers are with the families and Departments of these two public
servants. May God bless their families and give them comfort in this time of need. It is with much emotion that all the members of our department, and myself send our
condolences. Even though we did not personally know these two men, they were our brothers,
and our prayers go out to the families and there fellow firefighters, that have sustaned
such a lose. May God be with you during this hard time. Our thoughts and prayers are with the department and families of the two members who
have departed us. May God bless each one of you in this time of need. On Behalf of All 26 Pike County Fire Departments 2 Rescue Squads, 5 Ambulance Service,
Pike County Firefighters Association our nearly 700 volunteer firefirefighters send their
condolences to the families of Kenny and Kevin. If there is anything any of us can do to
help, please contact Randy Courtney President of the Pike County Firefighters Associations
at Home 606-432-7161. Having lost one of our own "in the Line of duty", we will always remember
those who gave the ultimate sacrifice in Emergency Services. Our heartfelt prayers to the
families and friends of Kevin and Kenny. On behalf of all McLean County Emergency Service Agencies, please accept our heartfelt
condolences on the loss of two brave firefighters Kenny and Kevin. The loss of a loved one
is hard to understand, but the fact that they gave their lives serving their Community
will make them forever rememberd as heros. Our thoughts and prayers are with both of their
families (Natural and Fire Dept.) To the Families of Smith and Nickell, may god be with you during this tragic loss Our thoughts and prayers go out to the firefighters, Smith and Nickell who gave their
lives to protect their community.and condolence may god be with friends and family May God travel with you 377 VFD and the families of Kevin and Kenny. Their loss will
not go forgotten as our prayers and condolences are with you. Sorry to hear about your losses.Our prayers are with you.Fellow Kentuckian My heart goes out to the famlies in this sad time. Our condolences to the family and friends of Kenneth Nickell and Kevin Smith . Our prayers go out to these brave brothers in battle who have sacrificed their lives.
Our deepest sorrows and heart felt sympathy to their families, friends, and fellow
brothers of the Route 377 fire dept. god bless and may they be an inspiration to all. it is always a tragedy when brother firefighters make the ultimate sacrifice and lose
thier lives in the line of duty, these young men died doing what they loved and with that
they will always be remembered as heros, it takes a special breed of people to work in
emergency services and in times like these it shows how big of a family firefighters
really are, my deepest condolences go out to the family, friends, and to the route 377
fire department words can never express what you must be going through. Time may heal all
wounds but these men will live in our hearts forever Our thoughts and prayers are with the families, friends and coworkers. This is truly a sad time. May it help to know that others care and are praying for all
of you. May God give you strength for the days ahead. "Greater love has no one than this, to set aside the affairs of their own life for
that of their fellow man." I extend my deepest sympathies to the families, friends,
and fellow firefighters of these two gentlemen. May God's peace be with you. The employees of Sellersburg Fire Department- Scott County EMS Division send our
thoughts and prayers to the families and co-workers. May God Bless You Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and coworkers of our fallen comrades.
May God be with you in your time of need Condolences to the families, friends, and co-workers of the fallen firefighters. They
will be missed. The thoughts and prayers of our department go out to the family and friends of our
fallen brothers, Firefighters Smith and Nickell. My heart and prayers go out to both families at this time of great sorrow. There are no words to ease the pain or change what has occurred. May God be with you
the family as well as with the brother firefighters . I Salute YOU, The REAL Firefighters. May God bless the families of our fallen brothers. For that thier loved ones gave thier
lives because they cared about everyone else. Also members of the rt 377 Fire Department
God Bless you. We all know what you are going through From those of us who have also suffered what you now are going through, our most
heartfelt condolences to the co-workers, family and friends of Kevin and Kenny. To the families and friends of Kevin and Kenny: You are in our thoughts and prayers.
May GOD give you the strength and support during your time of need. My heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of those two fire fighters. God
bless you all. Please know that the "Fire & EMS Family's" Thoughts and Prayers are with
the families of Kevin and Kenny. They will be missed. To the families of Kevin and Kenny,my heartfelt condolences, may God be with you during
this heartbreaking time,you are in my thoughts and prayers. My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of sorrow. All of my thoughts and prayers are with the families, friends and the RT. 377 VFD on
the loss of Kevin Smith and Kenny Nickell. Its a very sad day for all firefighters to lose
one of our own. My God be with you all. We would like to express our heart felt sympathies to the family and friends of Kenneth
Nickell and Kevin Smith on their loss. It takes a special person to be in the Fire and EMS
services, and they will be sadly missed. My condolences go out to the family and friends of Kenneth Nickell and Kevin Smith, and
also to the members of the Route 377 Volunteer Fire Dept. My heartfelt condolences go out to the families of Kenneth Nickell and Kevin Smith, as
well as the firefighters of the 377 VFD, and MRCEMS. We are all members of a brotherhood,
and we all grieve when we lose our brothers and sisters in the line of duty. My prayers
are with you all. Our thoughts and prays to the the Families. KENNY AND KEVIN WILL BE GREATLY MISSED. ALL MEMBERS OF RT 377 VOL. FIRE DEPT. PLEASE
ACCEPT MY CONDOLENCES. AND ALL THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU FROM MCFD. I AM SORRY THAT I DID NOT
KNOW KEVIN. I WORKED WITH KENNY AT MOREHEAD-ROWAN CO. EMS. On behalf myself, the staff of the EMS Branch, and all the EMS family, please accept
our heartfelt condolences to the families of Kenny and Kevin and to their fellow
firefighters with the Route 377 VFD. Theirs was the ultimate sacrifice in service to their
community. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. To the immediate and extended families if these two brave men. Be strong for each
other, know that these men sacrificed for their families and their communities. Go forward
and carry on the traditions of Firefighting, knowing that they watch over you. Be strong
for each other. Please accept our heartfelt sympathy and condolences in the loss of these two
firefighters. Please know that the thoughts and prayers, of the other members of your
firefighting family, are with you today and in the weeks and months ahead. You are not
alone. Our heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the familes, the Route 377 Fire Department
and the community in the loss of these two firefighters. Be assured that are thoughts and
prayers are with you. On behalf of all members of Lexington Fire Fighters Local #526, we send our deepest
sympathy to all of the families and friends of our fallen brothers. Our deepest condolences to the the family, and friends. My Condolences to the families of Kevin & Kenneth. Having lost my youngest daughter
last October to murder, I can truly feel your grief. I also know how much the support of
our emergency services family can help. We all open our arms, hearts, and prayers to you
in your time of need. On behalf of all members of the Kentucky Emergency Medical Technician Instructors
Association across the state, we send our condolences and prayers to all family members,
co-workers, and friends of these two brave men. My deepest sympathy goes to the families of these two men. They died doing what they
loved to do - help others. This is a grim reminder of just how short our lives may be and
we should live it to it's fullest like everyday was our last. The families of these men
will always be in our prayers. Personal Note: Kevin and Kenneth loved what they did, like we all do in the Fire and
EMS services. To the families of Kevin and Kenneth, Our deepest condolences and prayers At this time
of need. God bless you all. They will be missed by all that knew them. Sorry about your loss my prayers are with the men ,famalies and the department Thinking of all of you in the emergency services, and grieving the loss of two. My heartfelt condolences to the families of the firefighters lost in the line of duty.
And to the department they were members of my thoughts and prayers. Heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the Family and Departmental IT ALWAYS HITS HOME WHEN YOU HEAR OF A FELLOW FIREFIGHTER LOSING HIS OR HER LIFE WHILE
DOING WHAT THEY LOVE THE MOST. THE MEMBERS OF KTFD ARE KEEPING FRIENDS AND FAMILY OF THE
HEROES IN THEIR PRAYERS. Our department offers their deepest condolences to you at this time of great loss! Both
men will be remembered as they lived.....as heroes who served their community with honor!
God Bless you all! I cannot believe the pain your department is going through. Please know that every
Emergency worker walks with you. The Staff at Boyd Co. would like to express our condolence and prayers to the families
and brother firefighters of these two fine men. They gave there lives doing what they
loved to do, serving there fellow man. Our hearts go out to you. I would like to express our sympathies to the families and members of the Route 377
Fire Dept. for the loss of Kenny and Kevin. If you need anything please feel free to call
upon us. For someone to loose thier life is tragic, for someone to loose thier life while
helping a fellow man is heroic. These two men are heros and shall always be remimbered as
such. My prayers are with the family, friends, fellow firefighters, and the heros. Our love and sympathy goes out to the famileys of our fallen commrads.There loss will
leave a emptyness in our hearts.And their memoryies will be with us forever. Our department's thoughts and prayers are with you all. God bless. our son in law Eric Masters is a fire fighter on 377 our sympathy goes out to the
familys of the fallen fireman. along with our thanks for there deep detation to there
community. On behalf of Hancock County EMS and the members of the Hawesville Vol. Fire Dept., our
deepest sympathy goes out to the families and friends of these two men and to the Route
377 Vol. Fire Dept. It is a great lose and our prayers are with the familes and the fire dept. On behalf of CareFlight Air Medical Services, we would like to extend our deepest
sympathy and express that we are very saddened by your losses...our thoughts and prayes go
out to your families, friends, and fellow firefighters who lost loved ones protecting
others...May God bless you all and the ones who continue to protect and serve... Its a great lose. I pray that all the families heal soon. My prayers go out to the family and coworkers of the two fallen firefighters. On behalf of the men and women of Jefferson County EMS, our condolences to the
families, friends, and co-workers of firefighters Smith and Nickell of the Route 377 VFD. ALL THE SQUAD MEMBERS FROM THE CUNNINGHAM VOLUNTEER FIRE SERVICE WISH TO EXPRESS THEIR
SYMPATHY TO THE FAMILIES AND FRIENDS OF THE TWO FALLEN ROUTE 377 VOLUNTEER FIRE
DEPARTMENT. THEY DIED DOING A SERVICE FOR MANKIND. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO WITH THE
FAMILIES WHO GRIEVE. Please accept our deepest sympathy in the loss of these two young men who so bravely
gave their lives in an effort to protect their community. We will remember Kenny and
Kevin, and their families in our prayers. My condolences to thge families of the Volunteer Firefighters of the Route 377 Volunter
Fire Dept..May the Lord bless thier families,friends,and fellow Firefigters... OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE TWO YOUNG MEN WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES TO HELP
OTHERS. ALSO TO THE FAMILIES INVOLVED. GOD BLESS THE FIREFIGHTERS & THEIR FAMILIES. Please accept my condolences on the loss of two outstanding personnel who gave their
lives in the line of duty. God bless Kevin and Ken and their family, friends, and
colleagues. They both will be missed!!... Our deepest condolences to the the family, the co-workers, and the friends. Our deepest thoughts of sympathy for the familys and friends for there tragic loss. Our deepest sympathies to the families and members of the Route 377 Fire Department. We
were on the scene with you, and we will be here for you. Kenny and Kevin, you will be
missed. ... 306 Our deepest sympathies go out to the family and co-workers. Our thoughts are with you.
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