Sheriff’s Department releases details about funeral arrangements, opportunities to donate to families

The Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Department has released information about funeral details and donations that may be made to families of the deputies who were slain on Friday.

Deputy Theresa King’s visitation will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, at the Jack Reardon Center at 500 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.

Deputy Patrick Rohrer will not have a public visitation at the request of his family.

A joint funeral will be held at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas, at 9 a.m. Thursday, June 21. There will not be a burial site for either deputy.

Donations

Anyone wishing to make cash donations to the Rohrer or King families can do so at the locations listed below. Each deputy has a separate fund set up at the credit union. If someone wishes to make the donations at the Sheriff’s Office they will be accepted at the front desk (Sheriff Administration). The Sheriff’s Department will take those donations to the bank daily. When donations are accepted it needs to be clearly identified as to which deputy the money is to be credited to. Those writing checks should make the checks payable to one of the funds below.

Greater KC Public Safety Credit Union

Theresa King Memorial Fund or Patrick Rohrer Memorial Fund

Main Branch
2800 E. 14th St.
Kansas City, MO 64127-0020

North Branch
8320 North Brighton
Kansas City, MO 64119

East Branch
19341 E US 40 Hwy, Ste A
Independence, MO 64055

South Branch
9701 Marion Park Drive
Kansas City, MO 64137

Overland Park Branch
7721 W 123rd St.
Overland Park, KS 66213

Merchandise donations

Message Max Sybrant, the president of FOP Lodge 40 on FaceBook at Wyandotte County Fraternal Order Of Police Lodge 40.

Counseling services

Since the tragedy the following groups have responded:

Kansas Peer Support Group (police counselors) (KBI)
Unified Government Employee Assistance Program
Unified Government Police Chaplains
Billy Graham Rapid Response Team

Tentative outside law enforcement agencies assisting

Leavenworth County Sheriff’s Office
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
Johnson County Sheriff’s Office