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Police memorial to be unveiled

Last updated Monday, July 16, 2012 - 11:24pm

OGDEN — A new monument commemorating Ogden police officers killed in the line of duty will be unveiled in a ceremony at noon Wednesday at the Municipal Gardens on the grounds of the Municipal Building, 2549 Washington Blvd.

At the top of the list is Jared Francom, shot Jan. 4 this year while serving a search warrant. He died early the next day.

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(From left) Deputy Sheriff's Association President Chad Allen and Sheriff Terry Thompson watch as Frank and LuDene Dallimore unveil the Fallen Officers' Memorial at the Weber County Sheriff's Office in Ogden on Friday. (KERA WILLIAMS/ Standard-Examiner)

Association honors Weber County chief deputy killed in 1908 with new memorial

Michael McFall Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, June 29, 2012 - 9:45pm

OGDEN — More than a century ago,

a man shot and killed Weber County Chief Deputy Seymour LeGrande Clark, who was investigating a trespassing.

His memory and sacrifice are finally immortalized.

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Part of the program from the memorial service for 4-year-old Corbin Anderson, who fell into the Weber River while taking family photos on April 28, at Lindquist Mortuary in Layton Saturday, May 12, 2012. Police and search and rescue officials continue to search for the boy, who is presumed drowned. (Erin Hooley/Standard-Examiner)

Memorial service for Corbin Jacob Anderson

Erin Hooley, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Saturday, May 12, 2012 - 1:40pm

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The Ben Lomond High School bagpipe band plays as they walk into the auditorium for Lanny Desmond's memorial service at Ben Lomond High School in Ogden on Friday, May 11, 2012. Desmond was a teacher at the high school for 23 years. NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner

Memorial for Ben Lomond teacher Lanny Desmond on Friday, May 11, 2012.

Nicholas Draney, Standard-Examiner staff

Last updated Friday, May 11, 2012 - 3:46pm

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Widow of Fallen Ogden police officer receives Purple Heart in ceremony in Salt Lake City.
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Slain Ogden police officer's name added to state memorial in ceremony

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, May 4, 2012 - 5:13pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- The name of slain Ogden police officer Jared Francom was added to the Utah Law Enforcement Memorial during a solemn ceremony Thursday at the state Capitol.

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Friends of Antelope Island to dress up old military marker

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, May 3, 2012 - 7:28pm

ANTELOPE ISLAND -- To make certain the memory never fades and the memorial dedicated to the fallen military servicemen never loses its shine, Friends of Antelope Island will use its resources to dress up a 17-year-old marker on the island.

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Susan Powell's supporters to establish memorials

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, April 30, 2012 - 2:06pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Susan Powell's family and friends are announcing a plan to establish memorials for the missing Utah mother.

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Easter memorial balloon release set for Saturday in Ogden

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, April 3, 2012 - 11:17pm

OGDEN — Myers Mortuaries and Evergreen Memorial Park will hold an Easter Memorial Balloon release at 3 p.m. Saturday.

Those attending are requested to be at the Memorial Park mall, 100 Monroe Blvd., by 2:30 p.m. so they can decorate their balloons.

Felt-tipped pens will be available to write messages on the balloons, or prepared messages may be written on paper to be inserted in the balloons before filling them.

A helium tank will be provided to fill the biodegradable balloons.

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Utah scuplture to memorialize Susan Powell, kids

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, February 22, 2012 - 11:15am

WEST VALLEY CITY — Plans are under way for a Utah memorial honoring missing West Valley City mom Susan Cox Powell and her two sons.

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Concord High School graduate Alecsander Barton, 24, died in an avalanche Saturday, January 28, in Utah's backcountry.

Memorial set for snowboarder killed in avalanche

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 10:56am

SALT LAKE CITY -- A ski resort memorial service is planned for a 24-year-old Salt Lake City man who died over the weekend in a Utah backcountry avalanche.

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Volunteers make blue ribbons at the Ogden Amphitheater on Tuesday to give out to businesses and area residents for today’s funeral of Ogden Police Officer Jared Francom, who was killed in the line of duty last week. Mindy Skougard, of Clearfield, and Tom Evans, of South Ogden, organized the volunteer ribbon-making through Facebook. Francom’s funeral is today at Dee Events Center, and he will be buried in Ogden City Cemetery. Thousands of people are expected to line the procession route. (ERIN HOOLEY/Standard-Examiner)

Volunteers tie ribbons to show support for slain officer's family

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 6:27pm

OGDEN -- Dozens of warm-hearted volunteers arrived in 30-degree weather Tuesday night to tie blue ribbons for a community showing of mourning for slain Ogden Police Officer Jared Francom.

Volunteers tied large blue ribbons and placed them along today's funeral procession route from the Dee Events Center to the Ogden City Cemetery.

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Former military members, from the Navy to the Army, present beautiful wreaths Saturday at Evergreen Memorial Park in Ogden as part of Wreaths Across America. (JENNIFER GHAN/Special to the Standard-Examiner)

Wreaths Across America honors military personnel

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, December 10, 2011 - 11:40pm

OGDEN -- The freezing temperatures did little to stem the flow of tears at an emotional Wreaths Across America ceremony Saturday morning at Evergreen Memorial Park.

Before about 20 onlookers, veterans representing each branch of the military laid wreaths at the foot of the corresponding military branch platform markers that have been erected encircling the cemetery flagpole.

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(The Associated Press) The battleship USS Arizona belches smoke as it topples over into the sea during a Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Wednesday is the 70th anniversary of the attack that brought the United States into World War II.

Pearl Harbor attack remembered at 70th anniversary

Audrey McAvoy The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 10:32am

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — The Dec. 7, 1941, bombing of Pearl Harbor and those who lost their lives that day are being remembered Wednesday on the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack that brought the U.S. into World War II.

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Public memorial set for slain Utah bookseller

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - 11:26am

SALT LAKE CITY -- The family of a slain South Salt Lake bookseller will mark the one-year anniversary of her death with a graveside memorial service.

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Utah Highway Patrol troopers stand at attention during the July 2002 dedication of two memorial markers erected to honor Lt. S. Rettberg and Trooper George Dee Rees, both of whom were killed in the line of duty. (ROBERT JOHNSON/Standard-Examiner)

Supreme Court avoids dispute over Utah highway crosses

Jennifer Dobner The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, October 31, 2011 - 10:08pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Supreme Court ruled Monday that it would not hear an appeal of a ruling that 12-foot-high crosses along Utah highways in honor of dead state troopers violate the Constitution.

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