LAKEPORT, Calif. – The community came out on Sunday to honor a local boy who fought a long and courageous battle with brain cancer.

Ronnie Dekeyser III, 11, known as “Officer Ronnie,” died on Jan. 20 from an inoperable brain tumor.

Last October he was made an honorary Lakeport Police officer, and on Sunday the men and women of local law enforcement and fire agencies came out with the community to honor him.

On Sunday afternoon a procession led from Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary on N. High Street to the Lakeport Speedway at the Lake County Fairgrounds on Martin Street, where Ronnie's memorial took place.

Among the mementos of his life on display at the memorial was Ronnie's Lakeport Police uniform.

Ninety percent of the Lakeport Police Department took part in the Sunday afternoon procession and service, according to Lt. Jason Ferguson.

Also taking part were the Lake County Sheriff's Office, California Highway Patrol, California State Parks, and the Lakeport and Kelseyville Fire districts.

At the ceremony's end, balloons were released into the afternoon sky.