Deputy Jake Steely Procession Set For Sunday In Lake County

LAKE COUNTY - A procession allowing those wishing to pay their last respects to a Lake County deputy that passed away this week after being swept to sea off the Mendocino Coast has been scheduled for Sunday afternoon in Lake County, according to the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

Deputy Jake Steely was swept into the ocean with his 11-year-old son while visiting the Mendocino Coast on Monday.

According to information provided on a GoFundMe account set up to help the family, the deputy was unconscious when he was removed from the water. His son was treated and released from a Mendocino Hospital.

The Sheriff's Office says Thursday afternoon, doctors at Enloe Medical Center in Chico determined that Steely had suffered irreversible brain damage and pronounced him brain dead. Steely was maintained on life support to help others with his donated organs.

The Lake County Sheriff's Office will be escorting Deputy Jake Steely and his family home to Lake County on Sunday, April 24, according to information the sheriff's office posted online.

According to officials:

• The procession is scheduled to arrive at the intersection of Highway 20 and Highway 53 in Clearlake Oaks at approximately 2:30 pm.
• The procession will proceed south on Highway 53 and is scheduled to arrive at the intersection of Highway 53 and Highway 29 in Lower Lake at approximately 2:45 pm.
• The procession will continue northbound on Highway 29, arriving at the intersection of Highway 29 and Live Oak Drive in Kelseyville at approximately 3:05 pm.
• The procession will continue north on Highway 29 to the intersection of Highway 175 in Lakeport, arriving at approximately 3:15 pm.
• The procession will turn onto South Main Street and continue northbound through downtown Lakeport.
• The procession will turn left onto Clearlake Ave. and then right onto N High Street.
• The procession will end at Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary, which is located at 1625 N High St. in Lakeport.

The times may vary, depending upon traffic conditions.

The sheriff's office says any support by the public would be greatly appreciated by the family.

Route estimates posted by the Lake County Sheriff's Office:

Hwy 20 at Hwy 53 2:30 PM
Hwy 53 at Hwy 29 2:45 PM
Hwy 29 at Live Oak Drive, Kelseyville 3:05 PM
Hwy 175 in Lakeport 3:15 PM
Arrival at Chapel of the Lakes Mortuary 3:20 PM

The Sheriff’s Office will be joined by officers from the California Highway Patrol, Lakeport Police Department, Clearlake Police Department, and several other public safety agencies.

Also on Patch:

• Lake County Deputy Pronounced Brain Dead, Stays On Life Support
• Swept Into The Ocean, Lake County Deputy Now In Critical Condition

For those wishing to help the family defray expenses, the GoFundMe site is receiving donations. A check of the site shortly before 11 a.m. on Saturday indicated $21,885 had been donated, about half the goal.

In one GoFundMe post, $500 was donated by a couple who indicate they lived across the street from Deputy Steely, and left this message:

Our prayers are intensely with Jake’s wife, kids, extended family, & numerous close friends. What an unbelievably horrible tragedy and loss of an incredibly influential man! Jake was a gigantic force of positive energy in our community. We lived across the street from him & his family for over a decade. Couldn’t have asked for better neighbors & friends. Jake will be greatly missed!

Here is a map of the Sunday processional route:

-image via Lake County Sheriff's Office