Children of San Francisco Deputy Honor Their Mother in Tribute

The two children left behind by former San Francisco Police Department Deputy Chief Ann Mannix have shared emotional tributes to their mother and younger sister, nearly two weeks after both were killed in a devastating murder-suicide involving Ann’s estranged husband.

Ann Mannix, 65, and her 24-year-old daughter, Katie, were honored at a poignant funeral on Friday, where hundreds of family members, friends and law enforcement colleagues gathered to remember the pair.

The October 11 deaths stunned the San Francisco police community. Investigators found the mother and daughter dead inside a Marin County residence alongside Ann’s estranged husband, retired SFPD sergeant Kevin Mannix, 68.

Authorities believe Kevin shot Ann and Katie before taking his own life inside the family’s $2 million home.

During Friday’s service at the historic St. Ignatius Church in San Francisco, the couple’s surviving children spoke publicly about their grief for the first time, offering tearful eulogies to their mother and sister.

“My mom was the best mother I could have ever asked for,” Lauren Mannix told mourners, according to the San Francisco Standard.

Lauren said her mother made her feel deeply loved, supported her through difficult moments and always worked to ensure she had everything she needed.

She remembered Katie as “spunky, beautiful, smart, kind” and someone who “always keeps you on your toes.”

Lauren also spoke about the extraordinary drive that carried her mother through a pioneering 34-year career in law enforcement.

“She was the strongest, most dedicated person I’ve ever known, and that strength and dedication was shown in her career as a police officer,” Lauren said.

The intimate eulogies brought many in the church to tears, as mourners leaned on one another while trying to process the shocking violence that ended the lives of Ann and Katie.

Ann’s brother, retired SFPD Commander Rich Corriea, began his tribute with a simple, painful statement: “We shouldn’t be here.”

Corriea said a “controlled act of violence” had taken his sister and niece from their family, leaving everyone close to them “overwhelmed with grief.”

The service was attended by several of San Francisco’s highest-ranking officials, including Mayor Daniel Lurie, Police Chief Derrick Lew and District Attorney Brooke Jenkins.

Outside the 112-year-old church, officers staged a solemn procession that carried the gravity and ceremony of a state funeral.

Motorcycle officers rode along Fulton Street with their lights flashing as they escorted two hearses bearing Ann and Katie’s remains.

A giant American flag hung overhead from the extended ladder of a fire truck as rows of uniformed officers stood waiting to pay their respects.

With bagpipes sounding, Ann’s coffin was carried into the church, followed by her daughter’s.

The ceremony was particularly poignant for a police department that had counted both Ann and her killer among its ranks for decades.

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Kevin’s name was not spoken during the service, according to The Standard, although a priest appeared to reference the killings when he said such evil was not part of God’s plan.

The tragedy unfolded on the evening of October 11 at the family’s home in the Strawberry neighborhood of Mill Valley, an affluent community across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco.

Marin County sheriff’s deputies rushed to the property shortly after 5pm following reports of gunfire.

‘Within minutes, deputies arrived on scene and made contact with the reporting party, who safely exited the residence,’ the sheriff’s office said in its initial statement.

‘After securing a perimeter, deputies entered the home.’

Investigators subsequently described the deaths as a suspected double murder-suicide, identifying the presumed gunman as male.

Sources told the San Francisco Chronicle that Kevin had shot his estranged wife and their youngest daughter before taking his own life.

Authorities have not publicly established a motive for the killings, and the investigation remains ongoing.

The deaths have been particularly devastating for the SFPD, where Ann had earned a reputation as a pioneering female officer.

During her career, she became the first woman to join and command the department’s SWAT team, before rising to oversee some of its most important operations.

She served as deputy chief of the Field Operations Bureau in 2018 and subsequently led the Special Operations Bureau in 2019.

Her husband had also spent much of his professional life with the department, serving for 27 years before retiring in June 2018.

At the time, Kevin wrote an affectionate farewell letter to colleagues at Taraval Station, expressing excitement about spending more time with family and friends.

‘I am looking forward to a new life of leisure with family and friends,’ he wrote.

‘I will miss you all. Believe me, that is not a trite generalization… I leave the SFPD, but I am taking your friendships with me forever.’

The San Francisco Police Officers Association previously said the suspected killings had hit the department hard.

‘Ann Mannix was a trailblazer in our department – becoming the first woman to join and lead the SWAT team, and rising to lead both the Field Operations and Special Operations Bureaus,’ the association said.

‘To see their lives, and the life of their 24-year-old daughter Katie, end in such a horrific and senseless manner is a burden that weighs heavily on every officer, active and retired.’