Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Detective Joshua Kelley-Eklund, thank you for your 19 years of brave and dedicated service to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Your sacrifice, commitment to justice, and devotion to your community and family will never be forgotten. Honoring you through our Class #113 Colors Run was a privilege, and your name and legacy will continue to live on. Rest in peace, Detective Kelley-Eklund.

– Recruit Gonzalez, Julissa,
LASD Explorer Academy, Class #113

November 20, 2025

Sir , we have all came to appreciate the work that you have put to save others lives. you have truely dedicated me and my class to continue working hard and trying our hardest. we all seriously appreciate what you have done and are still in other peoples hearts. May you Rest In Peace. 2 Corinthians 4:17-18.

RECRUIT RODRIGUEZ, KARINA
LASD STARS EXPLORER ACADEMY

November 20, 2025

we lost a dad, husband a friend a partner, his life was taken to fast, you're in a better place now rest in peace we'll never forget you thank you for your putting you're life down for us.

Recruit Contreras Alan
LASD

November 20, 2025

Dear Joshua Kelley-Eklund, your 19 years of service to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department showed true bravery and dedication. You are a hero to your community, wife, and children. Your sacrifice will never be forgotten. Rest in peace.

RECRUIT HERNANDEZ, JAZLINE
LASD STARS EXPLORER ACADEMY, CLASS #113
NOVEMBER 20TH, 2025

RECRUIT HERNANDEZ, JAZLINE
ELA STATION

November 20, 2025

Detective Eklund-Kelley, I want to thank you for your bravery and dedication. I really appreciate your service for keeping our community safe. Your, Detective Osborn, and Detective Lemus’s valor is truly inspiring. Thank you again for uniting Class #113 as a family. May God bless the memory and legacy of these three detectives.

Recruit Coronel Ezekiel
STARS LASD Explorer Academy Class #113

November 20, 2025

DETECTIVE KELLEY-EKLUND, AS OUR ACADEMY COMES TO AN END, EACH DAY IM REMINDED OF THE ONES WHO COME BEFORE ME. YOUR SACRIFICE MOTIVATES ME TO DO WHAT I LOVE AND CHERISH THE MOMENTS I SPEND WITH MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS. ON BEHALF OF CLASS 113 WE HONOR YOUR NAME WITH THE UPMOST RESPECT.
L.A.S.D. STARS EXPLORER ACADEMY
CLASS #113
NOVEMBER 15TH 2025

RECRUIT BUSH, R
MONROVIA PD

November 20, 2025

Detective Kelley-Eklund, thank you for your service that you provided through out the years. The sacrifice you made will never be forgotten and your name will always be remembered. You dedicated your life for justice and safety in which we honored through our Colors Run. May your memory go along way in the world.

RECRUIT CASTILLO, DALILA
LASD EXPLORER ACADEMY

November 20, 2025

Sir, thank you so much for your service. For your dedication, courage, and commitment. We honored you and your fallen partners during the colors run which motivated me to keep going sir. May you rest in peace!

RECRUIT DUFAU, CAMILA
L.A.S.D EXPLORER ACADMEY CLASS #113

November 20, 2025

THIS IS WRITTEN IN MEMORY OF DETECTIVE JOSHUA KELLEY-Eklund, I WILL NEVER FORGET MY COLORS RUN. IT honored Detective Joshua Kelley-Eklund. SIR I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT WHAT YOU DID TO KEEP OTHERS SAFE IS A BRAVE THING ABLE TO HAVE COURAGE TO STEP UP. SIR THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE SIR.
RECRUIT LOPEZ. M
L.A.S.D. STARS EXPLORER ACADEMY
CLASS #113
NOVEMBER 19TH 2025

Recruit Lopez
LASD

November 20, 2025

Sir, It was a honor to have our colors run dedicated to you and your fallen brothers, I never met you in person I wish I had met someone who is dedicated and committed to their job just like you were. May you rest in peace and may your family heal over time because I know losing someone you love is something supper hard but they lost a hero and they are proud to call you family. Your memory and your service will continue to live and show others to continue and don’t give up, you showed bravery which most of us have a hard time showing, you had fearlessness, strength, and courage. May god bless your sole and may you rest in peace detective Joshua Kelley-Eklund.

Recruit Lopez Belen
LASD EXPLORER ACADEMY

November 20, 2025

Detective Eklund-Kelley,

Your ultimate sacrifice in serving the people of L.A. County-- and beyond--will reverberate for generations. I was honored to run bearing your name on my back during our class' colors run.

Recruit Curiel, Rick
L.A.S.D Explorer Academy Class #113

November 20, 2025

Sir thank you for your service, your unwavering dedication, your courage in seeking the truth and the compassion you showed to those who you served, you will always be remembered and deeply miss

Recruit, Castro, Roxanna
LASD STARS EXPLORER ACADEMY CLASS#113

November 20, 2025

Sir, I wanted to thank you for putting yourself at risk for us for going out every day to protect our community I know for a fact that many people are proud of you although I don’t know you, I am proud. Thank you for your service. May you rest in peace .

RECRUIT Sop,M
LASD Explorer Academy #113

November 19, 2025

Sir, I want to speak to you from the heart. I am grateful for the way you served which included being steady, humble and committed in everything you did. You faced dangers most of us will never truly understand, yet you carried that responsibility with quiet strength. Thank you for the courage you showed sir. I will carry your legacy with me

RECRUIT CARBAJAL, A
LASD EXPLORER ACADEMY CLASS #113

November 18, 2025

Detective Kelly-Eklund, Although I’ve never met in you in person my class was give the honor to run a color run in honor of you and your fallen brothers. You had the highest levels of dedication, valor, and courage in your duties. I hope your family heals and wish them the best of luck. We honor you for your sacrifice to our safety. Rest in Peace detective Kelly-Eklund

RECRUIT QURIOZ BRANDON
LASD EXPLORER ACADEMY CLASS#113

November 18, 2025

Sir, we offer our deepest gratitude for the sacrifice you made to protect us. Your selflessness will stand as a guiding light for future generations of law enforcement. May you rest in eternal peace, knowing you accomplished so much for your department.

RECRUIT HEREDIA M
LASD EXPLORER ACADEMY

November 18, 2025

It was a true honor to have our color's run dedicated to your heroism and sacrifice you made to protect others and to help contribute in making the world a better place. Only a few are willing to step forward and do the work that most turn away from and are afraid of, yet you answered that call and showed fearlessness, bravery and the spirit of a true warrior. I strive one day to follow in your footsteps and to contribute in the fight against all evil. God bless your soul and may you rest in peace.

Matthew 5:9 says: "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."

Recruit Neria, Jeremiah
LASD Explorer Academy Class #113

November 17, 2025

Sir, thank you for the heroic life you lived and for the people you saved, your sacrifices will never be forgotten though you are not here today with us you will forever live inside of our hearts, so rest in peace sir and thank you for your service.

Recruit Zhu, Hao
LASD Stars Explorers Academy, Class #113

November 17, 2025

Thank you, Sir, for your service, and your lasting impact as a Hero. I would like to say that you have made this world a better and safer place under your service. I am inspired upon your works as a detective and your motive of serving the community. May you rest in peace.

Recruit Rodriguez, Ernesto
Class #113 Explorer Academy

November 16, 2025

Thank you for your courage, commitment, and the sacrifice you made for your community. Even though I never met you the way you served shows the true meaning of duty and honor. Your dedication reminds all of us what it means to stand strong for others. Your bravery will never be forgotten. Rest in paradise your memory and your service will continue to live on.

Recruit Ramirez Camila
Stars explorer academy class#113

November 16, 2025

The true measure of a person
is not found in the
might of their arm,
their wealth
or their power –
it is found in the strength
of their character.

There is no greater testimony to
ones character, than ones
willingness to sacrifice all,
in the noble quest of
providing protection to all
whom they serve.

Author Unknown

Javier Cornejo
Police Officer, Retired
City of Milwaukee Police Department
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

September 4, 2025

Rest in peace brother.

Reserve Officer Steve Du
Retired

August 9, 2025

On behalf of Point 27, we would like to offer condolences for Detective Joshua Kelley-Eklund. Please know we are eternally grateful for Joshua’s service and his ultimate sacrifice.

To honor Detective Joshua Kelley-Eklund, Point 27 sent 27 Thin Blue Line Dog Tag Necklaces, engraved with “Blessed are the Peacemakers for they will be called children of God” Matthew 5:9, to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department in Los Angeles, California for Joshua’s partner and fellow officers. Point 27 also sent a Folded Flag Necklaces engraved with “Greater Love has no one than this; than to lay down one’s life for one’s friend” John 15:13 for Detective Joshua Kelley-Eklund’s family.

Point 27 is a Non-Profit organization with a mission to strengthen and encourage members of the Armed Forces, First Responders, and their families, with God’s Word inscribed on Shields of Strength jewelry.

We will never forget and we are forever grateful for Joshua.

Respectfully,

Colonel David Dodd,
United States Army Retired
Executive Director-Point 27

Linda Rhodes
Surviving Wife of Detective Jerry M. Rhodes, Dallas Police Department Retired
Point 27 National Outreach Coordinator
Law Enforcement Liaison
linrhodes@yahoo.com
972-978-5325

Linda Rhodes

August 6, 2025

There are no words adequate to express my sorry at your passing nor for comfort for your department, family and friends.
Rest in peace, Detective Kelley-Eklund, we have the watch. Thank you for your service.
May the Lord bless you and keep you;
May the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you;
May the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.
Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. John 15:13 (NKJV)

Officer David Adams, (Retired)
NOAA Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement

August 1, 2025

On behalf of the Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles, we offer our heartfelt condolences. Detective Kelley-Eklund's courage and dedication to duty will never be forgotten. Our thoughts are with his family, colleagues, and community as they navigate this profound loss.

Office of Victim Services - Mandy Kimner
Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles

July 31, 2025