UPDATE 11/24/09: SERVICES ANNOUNCED.
A graveside service will be 12 noon, this Saturday, Nov. 28, at Sequim View Cemetery, 1505 Sequim-Dungeness Way, Sequim. A memorial service will be 2 p.m., this Saturday, Nov. 28, at the Port Angeles Elks Lodge, 131 E. First St, Port Angeles. A reception follows.
- The service will begin with a procession from Drennan and Ford Funeral Home at 260 Monroe Road in Port Angeles, traveling to the Sequim View Cemertery in Sequim. Those wishing to participate in the procession need to be onsite at 11 a.m. with an anticipated departure at 11:30.
- The family advises that if you choose to send flowers, they may be sent to the Elks Lodge after 8 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28, so they can be included in the memorial service. Delivery address is 131 E. First St., Port Angeles, WA 98361.
- A "Neal Richards Memorial Fund" has been set up at Bank of America - Washington. Contributions can be made at any branch.
Richards was honored by his Federation family Saturday 9Nov. 21) as some 500 Policy Committee delegates gathered in SeaTac.11/19/09: The entire Federation family mourns the death Nov. 19 of Port Angeles DOT member Neal Richards who was struck by a falling tree while clearing debris on U.S. Highway 101 near Indian Valley. Neal was secretary of Local 1556.
Gov. Chris Gregoire ordered flags on public property to be lowered to half-staff in memory of Richards starting Monday.
"This tragic event is a reminder of the danger many of our state workers are exposed to while doing their jobs and serving the people of our state," Gregoire said.
"We have lost a beloved brother, and his wife and two young sons have lost a wonderful, loving father," said WFSE/AFSCME President Carol Dotlich.
Richards will be honored by his Federation family Saturday as some 500 Policy Committee delegates gather in SeaTac.
As we get more details, including services and any memorial funds, we will pass them along to you.
Photo courtesy of WSDOT.
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