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Show Pleasant Grove Review New Utah! - Wednesday, August 15, 2001 - Page 12 - x : .-A i, 'it-' I V ' . .:...! 5 -;' 1 If ' V ' f 5 ? I it ill S -.V! b -Ux,!i:t.vSiUx ,;;;'-,..'-TJJcj! 4 Police officers salute . , ' Photo by Marc Haddock the casket carrying Joe Adams passes by. The funeral was held in Orem. hi officer Joe Adams laid to rest By Cathy Allred Lehi City Editor Law enforcement officers came from Nevada, Idaho and Utah. They came to remember and honor Officer Joe Adams. The reverence paid to Adams stood out from the simple backdrop of a funeral held in the Orem Timpview Stake Center building Oft Wednesday, Aug. 8. . From the overwhelming uniformed presence at the funeral to the last dispatch dis-patch call out at the burial for the slain police officer's call number 8J13, the occasion was one that guests had difficulty describing without some emotion. "I watched in awe at the Outpouring of grief, honor and gratitude directed to Officer Adams and his family," Mayor Ken Greenwood said. "It was truly a hero's sehd off." . More than 90 motorcycles with their chrome trim and the drivers escorted the limousine, creating a brightly gleaming but solemn escort after the funeral. It was an extensive cavalcade of police vehicles, motorcycles, civilian vehicles and Lehi and Orem ambulances. ambu-lances. The three-hour funeral program was followed by a procession that alone took one hour to travel from the stake center where the funeral was held to the Orem Cemetery, a 10-minute 10-minute drive away. As the funeral party neared the cemetery, the column of motorcycles and the hearse carrying Adams slowly passed under an arch created by a Lehi and an Orem fire truck on either Flog flown ot copifol The day of the funeral, a United States flag was flown over the nation's capitol to be mailed to Joe Adams' widow. Cydney Adams has also requested request-ed that a shoulder patch representing represent-ing every department present at the funeral be sent to her for a wall display honoring him. Patches can be sent to the Lehi Police Department at 152 N. Center St., Lehi, 84043 and will be forwarded to her. side of the street. The trucks' 21-foot ladders were extended with a large United States flag held over the funeral funer-al pathway. Still, the awe felt while the chapel filled with officers in their dress uniforms uni-forms was undescribable by most. Adams' Boy Scout Troop 786 for whom he was assistant scoutmaster, sat in dress uniform on the stand while guests arrived and stepped down to make room for the family as they entered the chapel. The stake center was filled to capacity with overflow rooms also filled. The funeral was broadcast to a nearby church , building two blocks away for additional guests.,. 4 Plainclothes officers arrived in small groups, Adams' SWAT team, his National Guard peers, and other agencies sat in groups distinguished by their varied uniforms. All wore black bands on their badges as a sign of mourning for a fallen officer. "From the depths of my heart, how profoundly appreciative we are of you being here today," began Adam's father, Thad Adams. "You are here in the fellowship of law enforcement." He spoke fondly of his son and recalled humorous and poignant moments with the audience. "Joe was a goer from the very beginning. His closest pals growing up were his brothers." Thad said one of the first definite indications the family saw that his son Joe was interested in law enforcement enforce-ment was when as a young boy, he posted a sign in their home that read, "No dumping by order of the Adams family sheriff." More seriously, he also described Adams as a very attentive father and husband. He said the birth of Cade, his son, was the fulfillment of his life. Adams' mother, Rosemary Adams, read a poem written by Carleen Waite. When on a church mission, "He loved and cared his best. And then he loved a little bit more" and then on his last day, "He gave everything he had to give and then just a little bit more." Adams was shot and killed when he pulled Arturo Welch over for no car insurance on August 3 in northwest Lehi. He was a Lehi police officer, a Utah County SWAT team member and a National Guard of the 1457th in American Fork. He leaves behind a widow, Cydney Adams, and a 7-month-old son, Cade. A trust fund has been set up at the Bank of American Fork for the family. A temporary memorial set up in his honor can be visited at 2100 N. 1200 West in Lehi. Rezone From Front Page his concerns with the development devel-opment was the lack of an east-west thoroughfare. He said while traffic may be minimized for the subdivision subdivi-sion residents, east-west movement between 600 West and Canyon Road was important. "As a planner that's a real issue," Bramwell said. Commission member Darrell Cook also mentioned men-tioned to Peperone and Gamvroulas that there wasn't was-n't a park included in the , development. "The residents get individual indi-vidual space," said Gamvroulas. The planning commission commis-sion also debated whether to include two separate properties that were adjoining adjoin-ing the development in the rezone. It was mentioned that if those areas were not included, includ-ed, spot zoning would occur. Cindy Boyd made the motion to recommend approval to the city council of the rezone, with the con dition that signed letters from the property owners in question be included and that they be made aware of the rezone. The motion passed with commissioner Bramwell voting against the motions. This item is scheduled to appear before the city council coun-cil Sept. 4. A Lindon resident reported the theft of several from her car during the night. Stolen were a $59 bottle f perfume, several beach towels, a blow-up raft and a rub! Der lsianu. A light pole near the rest rooms at Battle Creek Pa v was knocked down. The light was completely damaS and will have to be replaced. asea A rock was thrown through an LDS church wind Initially it was reported that nothing was missine an' there was no other damage, however, upon fuh inspection it was discovered that a hammer was used f break a fire escape window. Fingerprints were obtainnH from the window and the incident is still under investi gation. An unlocked car parked in a Pleasant Grove ears was ui uracil iiii.vy '"b me jjiupeny owner reported that a radio was taken as well as several CD's - n. i icaooiii. vv,.- mat someone took a small metal patio table from he front varH m, resident aisu auueu uwi, auuuiei iawn ornament had been stolen previously. An omnlnvpp at a Lindnn hnsinpoo caiJ ui i sustained damage num a uiu-aiiu-iun driver while it ,i . i nni ,i j 11 "aS in tne parsmg iuu. meie was uamage to tne rear pane and bumper. The damage was estimated at $1,000. - iiaiiuucig vao miiui Hum a j-imuun resiaents car rlnT-incr fhp rpht The handhpKT rnntainorl o Pol tvi , ""w "-e---- o ca i ami mot a gas card and $15 cash. There were several incidents of larr-env frnm vehicles that same niVVif Bullock From Front Page the numbers of volunteers they felt were needed. Bullock noted that above all, the committee wanted the volunteers to have a good experience. All volunteers had to commit to attending the three training sessions, plus agree to work full time for 12 of the 17 days the Olympics would be occurring. occur-ring. Of the 64,000 volunteer registrations, there were sign-ups by couples, families, fami-lies, and senior citizens. Over half of the volunteers responding were female. And not all volunteers were from Utah. One-third of the final total chosen were from out of state. These individuals individu-als fly to Salt Lake for training sessions and find accommodations at their own expense, Bullock said. The first training meeting meet-ing in March was an exciting excit-ing gathering of celebrities such as Steve Young and Marie Osmond, who helped build enthusiasm in each of the volunteers. The groups met again in May, and will meet one more time for additional training in September. Bullock stated that the Olympic Committee has had good support of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He pointed point-ed out that the. First Presidency generated a letter let-ter supporting and encouraging encour-aging the members involvement involve-ment in the event. Volunteers from Bullock's own community of Alpine were encouraged to register beginning at last year's Alpine Day's celebration. celebra-tion. Over 650 members of the community will be working together in an area in downtown Salt Lake which will allow them to carpool to their assigned stations. Bullock hopes the volunteers volun-teers realize that this will most likely be a once in a lifetime experience for them since there will probably not be another Olympics in the U.S. for another twenty years. He commented that "this is the world family coming together." Bullock had the opportunity opportu-nity to go to the Sydney Olympics to observe and learn for his mammoth responsibility, and reported that he had many "memorable "memo-rable moments." He marveled mar-veled at the grandeur and spectacle of the opening ceremonies. cer-emonies. He stated that Salt Lake hopes to do something some-thing really wonderful, "not be quite as spectacular ... but more heart warming." Bullock sees the excitement excite-ment building here as different dif-ferent cities plan a great deal of activity and support on their own. He adds that the venue cities will in turn be honored with their own night at the Medals Plaza on behalf of the communities communi-ties and their help. He has also seen excitement excite-ment and energy building in the state's schools as representatives rep-resentatives of the Olympics have gone to the different locations with programs pro-grams and equipment, such as the bungee jumping unit. He says that "youth are a big part of the games ... and the athletes inspire the youth to greater achievement achieve-ment in their sports programs." pro-grams." Some schools in the state have gone so far as to adopt a country that they have learned about and corresponded corre-sponded with. "This the Olympics will put Utah on the world map," says Bullock. "This will help the reputation of Utah. How we are remembered remem-bered will depend on how we handle ourselves. I hope all of us will welcome the visitors and be friendly ... with a smile. We can show the world that we are an incredibly friendly state with fabulous people." HALIB Fish & Chips PHONE ORDERS WELCOME! J?TH kUIGEX BOYS fSllli iWlft Crtdit conte gkxfy accepted. This Sunday! " A Timpanogos An Baptist lDL Church Sunday's Message: "Christian Beliefs: The Church" Sunday Services at 11:00 a m. at the Bf st Western Inn in Lehi. Pastor Chuck Loa etady 221-7937 TimpBaptistChurch.org I - " v .xii'SSK X,:'W' '-f-V.-'i!':!:i,;?:if: Sis-:-''- yyy'V"y:yy- - - ::':; ;f: Giuuitliers and oinie aif n-v ict' fhincr tn do. 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