Law enforcement officers and firefighters at the 45th Annual Pig Bowl Guns and Hoses charity football game honored the families of fallen officers before kickoff.
The charity football game raises money for local nonprofits and pays tribute to fallen officers.
The families of Kirk Griess, Mark Stasyuk, Trent Lindholdt, Tony Hinostroza, Ronil Singh, and Natalie Corona were given a football jersey at the game as a way to pay tribute for their loved ones making the ultimate sacrifice.
"It's my way of letting them know we're never going to forget them," said Sacramento County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Bellamy. "We're never going to forget the sacrifice that they made, and they're going to continue to live on, and they're our heroes too."
Deputy Bellamy started his career with the Davis Police Department, just like 22-year-old Natalie Corona, who was killed in the line of duty earlier this month.
"Today I'm wearing badge 224. That's Natalies badge number," Bellamy explained. "I'm playing for her."
Natalie's father, Merced Corona, says it's that kind of support that's helped him and his family get through this devastating time.
"It just makes you go on," Corona said. "It's very tough sometimes, and it'd be very easy to just crawl in a corner or in bed and just not get up, but we're supported by a lot of people. I know they're praying for us, and I think prayers are what's gotten us through all this."
Corona told ABC10 how he imagines Natalie would have reacted to the outpouring of support from the community.
"I think she would be totally amazed, and she would think that she didn't even deserve it," Corona said. "I think she's in heaven looking down upon us, and I think she's got a lot of love for everybody that has shown love for us."
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Officers Natalie Corona, Ronil Singh and Deputy Mark Stasyuk were honored Saturday at the 45th Annual Pig Bowl game. When he spoke with ABC10's Daniela Pardo, Merced Corona said his daughter would be "has a lot of love for everybody that's shown love for us."