Groundbreaking To Be Held for Utah Law Enforcement Memorial

SALT LAKE CITY — On Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 2:00 pm, the Utah Law Enforcement Memorial Board will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for their new memorial on the west lawn of the Utah State Capitol Building. The memorial will honor Utah police officers who have died in the line of service.

The Utah Law Enforcement Memorial began in 2006 when construction on the state Capitol necessitated the relocation of the original memorial located in the Capitol Rotunda. Since then a committee of volunteers has worked tirelessly on the $1.3 million project, funded by donations, to honor the line of duty deaths of more than 125 police officers. The new Granite memorial, flanked by three statues, will include Bronze plaques bearing the names of each of the Officers who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Speakers scheduled for the ceremony include Tom Patterson, Executive Director of the Utah Department of Corrections, Terry Maio from Kennecott Utah Copper and Robert Kirby, Historian for the Utah Law Enforcement Memorial Board. The project team includes the Utah State Preservation Board, Capitol Restoration Group, Sahara Inc., Cache Valley Electric, Kepco+, Western Star Construction and ACE Landscaping, along with Kennecott Utah Copper and Lena Toritch, the project Sculptor.

The project is scheduled for completion by September 2008. A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 10:00 am to officially dedicate the memorial and open grounds to the public.

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