nwfiregirl
03-26-2005, 17:15
Sorry this is posted late, I thought it would already be here.
Friends, Family Gather To Remember Fallen Seattle Officer
March 22, 2005
By KOMO Staff
Hundreds of police officers from across the Northwest, including British Columbia, remembered Officer Jack Lone, who drowned on duty in the Ship Canal last Wednesday.
SEATTLE - Friends, family and Seattle police officers gathered at Hec-Ed Pavilion at the University of Washington Tuesday morning to honor a fallen officer.
"I am constantly proud of the Seattle Police Department and I was very proud of Jack," said Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske.
Officer Jack Lone died last Wednesday when he slipped and fell into the Lake Washington Ship Canal while trying to secure a tug boat.
Prior to the memorial, hundreds of other police officers from across the Northwest, including British Columbia, took part in a procession to the service. The procession left Evergreen Washelli Funeral Home at 10:45 a.m., making its way from North Seattle to the University of Washington's Hec-Ed Pavilion.
Along the way, people joined with police officers to line parts of the route to give thanks and pay respects to Officer Lone.
Meanwhile, a flotilla of a dozen police vessels joined a few private boats in a procession from the Seattle Police Harbor Station on Lake Union, through the Montlake Cut, to Husky Stadium.
In a quiet tribute to Seattle Police Officer Jack Lone, Harbor 4 - the Seattle Police Boat where Lone worked - carried a wreath and his name painted on the side.
Other boats were from Seattle Fire, King County, the Coast Guard, the Port of Seattle, the Border Patrol and Canada. Each had officers standing at the ready, honoring a man who loved the sea, who worked and died on the water.
A lone woman standing at the edge of the Cut watched the flotilla going by with tears in her eyes.
"The funeral should mean something about the person that it's for," she said. "And this does."
A handful of others watched from the Montlake Bridge.
"This is the first time I've seen something like this. So it must be an extraordinary occasion," said Nanioka.
The vehicle procession reached Hec-Ed Pavilion just after 11 a.m., welcomed by a crowd of officers from around the area. The hearse went under a tall, flag-draped arch comprised of two Seattle Fire Department ladder trucks.
The ceremony continued with a riderless Seattle police horse and bagpipes and drums from the Portland Police Highland Guard before the crowd filtered in to the Hec-Ed Pavilion for the memorial service.
Inside, several of Lone's colleagues remembered their good friend.
"He made the ultimate sacrifice last Wednesday doing what he loved to do, and doing what he so loved doing," Kerlikowske said.
"I loved Jackson Lone very much. I loved just being with him." said Seattle Harbor Patrol Officer Matthew Nichols. "The hardest part about this ceremony is that I have to let Jackson go."
Then, in a traditional debt of gratitude for service to country, Kerlikowske presented American flags to both Jackson's widow and mother.
Police have established two memorial funds for the Lone family. Donations will be accepted at all branches of Washington Mutual (Lone Family Memorial Fund) and Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union (Jackson V. Lone Memorial Fund).
Officer Lone leaves behind a wife and an 18-month-old son.
Friends, Family Gather To Remember Fallen Seattle Officer
March 22, 2005
By KOMO Staff
Hundreds of police officers from across the Northwest, including British Columbia, remembered Officer Jack Lone, who drowned on duty in the Ship Canal last Wednesday.
SEATTLE - Friends, family and Seattle police officers gathered at Hec-Ed Pavilion at the University of Washington Tuesday morning to honor a fallen officer.
"I am constantly proud of the Seattle Police Department and I was very proud of Jack," said Seattle Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske.
Officer Jack Lone died last Wednesday when he slipped and fell into the Lake Washington Ship Canal while trying to secure a tug boat.
Prior to the memorial, hundreds of other police officers from across the Northwest, including British Columbia, took part in a procession to the service. The procession left Evergreen Washelli Funeral Home at 10:45 a.m., making its way from North Seattle to the University of Washington's Hec-Ed Pavilion.
Along the way, people joined with police officers to line parts of the route to give thanks and pay respects to Officer Lone.
Meanwhile, a flotilla of a dozen police vessels joined a few private boats in a procession from the Seattle Police Harbor Station on Lake Union, through the Montlake Cut, to Husky Stadium.
In a quiet tribute to Seattle Police Officer Jack Lone, Harbor 4 - the Seattle Police Boat where Lone worked - carried a wreath and his name painted on the side.
Other boats were from Seattle Fire, King County, the Coast Guard, the Port of Seattle, the Border Patrol and Canada. Each had officers standing at the ready, honoring a man who loved the sea, who worked and died on the water.
A lone woman standing at the edge of the Cut watched the flotilla going by with tears in her eyes.
"The funeral should mean something about the person that it's for," she said. "And this does."
A handful of others watched from the Montlake Bridge.
"This is the first time I've seen something like this. So it must be an extraordinary occasion," said Nanioka.
The vehicle procession reached Hec-Ed Pavilion just after 11 a.m., welcomed by a crowd of officers from around the area. The hearse went under a tall, flag-draped arch comprised of two Seattle Fire Department ladder trucks.
The ceremony continued with a riderless Seattle police horse and bagpipes and drums from the Portland Police Highland Guard before the crowd filtered in to the Hec-Ed Pavilion for the memorial service.
Inside, several of Lone's colleagues remembered their good friend.
"He made the ultimate sacrifice last Wednesday doing what he loved to do, and doing what he so loved doing," Kerlikowske said.
"I loved Jackson Lone very much. I loved just being with him." said Seattle Harbor Patrol Officer Matthew Nichols. "The hardest part about this ceremony is that I have to let Jackson go."
Then, in a traditional debt of gratitude for service to country, Kerlikowske presented American flags to both Jackson's widow and mother.
Police have established two memorial funds for the Lone family. Donations will be accepted at all branches of Washington Mutual (Lone Family Memorial Fund) and Seattle Metropolitan Credit Union (Jackson V. Lone Memorial Fund).
Officer Lone leaves behind a wife and an 18-month-old son.