Police Departments from around the Bay Area assembled to honor fallen Fremont Police Officer Roger Kellmann on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Kellmann, who was only 48 years old, died after suffering a heart attack on November 24 at his Newark home.   

Nearly 100 uniformed officers lined Stevenson Blvd. outside the Fremont Police Station early on the morning of December 2 and presented arms as the funeral procession drove past. The motorcade, which included around 50 police vehicles, made its way through Fremont and Newark shutting down intersections as it passed. At two points along the route to St. Edwards Church in Newark, Fremont and Newark Fire Departments suspended massive flags from fire trucks over the street. Officers of all ranks including police chiefs from Fremont and Newark gathered to pay their respects as Honor Guard folded the US flag over Kellmann’s casket. 

Officers from Pacifica, Union City, Livermore, Newark, Benicia, and Hayward were present among others. Kellmann, an avid outdoorsman, was a 20-year veteran of the Fremont Police Department, described by fellow officers as a great man who went out of his way to help others. “He was the one you wanted on your team,” said Officer Teresa Martinez. He is survived by his wife and three children.