
With Tuesday’s national service of memorial and remembrance complete, the 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hot Shots are making their way home and to their final resting places.
Services are being planned in hometowns across the nation for the fallen heroes, killed on June 30 fighting the Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona — a tragic event representing the largest loss of firefighter lives in a single incident since 9/11, and the greatest single loss of life for wildland firefighting in 80 years.
As compiled by the website firefighterclosecalls.com, below is a list of individual memorial or visitation services for members of the Granite Mountain Hot Shots. The site notes that these times and dates are subject to change. As we receive word of other memorial services, we will post them here.
William Warnecke, 25
4 p.m. (MT), Wednesday July 10
Marana, Ariz.
Service will be held at Marana Mortuary Cemetery, 12146 West Barnett Road, Marana, Ariz.
Anthony Rose, 23
5-8 p.m. (CT), Thursday, July 11
Zion, Ill.
Memorial Visitation will be held at Congdon Funeral Home, 3012 Sheridan Road, Zion, Ill.
Dustin Deford, 24
1 p.m. (MT), Saturday, July 13
Ekalaka, Mont.
Service will be held at Carter County High School Gymnasium, 111 W Speelmon Street, Ekalaka, Mont.
John Percin, 24
1 p.m. (PT), Saturday, July 13
Tualatin, Ore.
Community service will be held at the Rolling Rock Community Church, 3550 SW Borland Road, Tualatin, Ore.
Christopher McKenzie, 30
8 p.m. (PT), Saturday, July 13
Hemet, Calif.
Service will be held at the Ramona Bowl, 27400 Ramona Bowl Road, Hemet, Calif.
Sean Misner, 26
7 p.m. (PT), Monday, July 15
San Ynez, Calif.
Service will be held at the San Ynez High School, 2975 East Highway 246, Santa Ynez, Calif.
Kevin Woyjeck, 21
Tuesday, July 16
Garden Grove, Calif.
Service will be held at the Christ Cathedral, 2141 Lewis Street, Garden Grove, Calif.
Joe Thurston, 32
Saturday, July 20, 2013
Cedar City, Utah
Community Celebration of Life Service, venue and time TBA.