Order of Service

Saturday, August 20, 2016

11:00 a.m.

Ogren Park Allegiance Field

 

Procession

 

Presentation of Colors - Honor Guard

 

Pledge of Allegiance -  All

 

Speaker – Shawna A. Legarza, PsyD - USDA Forest Service National Director Fire & Aviation Management

 

Speaker – Cody Forgea  - Senior Firefighter Lolo IHC

 

Poem – Trees by Joyce Kilmer read by Dan Poole – Squad Leader - Lolo IHC

 

Speaker – Tyler Briggs – Family Friend

 

Speaker – Shawn Faiella – Assistant Superintendent - Lolo IHC

 

Poem – Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost read by Jason Conway – Senior Firefighter - Lolo IHC

 

Presentation of Memorial Flag – Elliott and Sascha Laroche Children of Tim Laroche – Superintendent - Lolo IHC

 

Song - Amazing Grace

 

Procession

 

Justin Beebe Memorial Service Update

Plans for the memorial service for fallen firefighter Justin Beebe are nearing completion. The memorial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 20 at Ogren Park at Allegiance Field, 700 Cregg Lane, Missoula.

Click on the Venue & Parking tab for information about parking.

Justin is from Bellows Falls, Vermont and is a member of the Lolo Hotshots. He died from injuries while on the Strawberry Fire in Great Basin National Park, Nevada on August 13.

 

The Memorial service in Vermont will be on Saturday, August 27 at 1pm at the Bellows Falls Union High School auditorium. The address is 406 Union High School Road, Westminster, VT 05158.

Arrival in Missoula

Justin Beebe arrived back to Missoula today from Las Vegas on a U.S. Forest Service aircraft. He was accompanied by fellow Hotshot crewmembers and USFS Honor Guard members. After arriving at the Missoula airport this afternoon, he was escorted to a funeral home in Missoula where he will rest until the Memorial Service on Saturday.

Justin Beebe Memorial Service Announced

Missoula, Montana – A memorial service for fallen firefighter Justin Beebe will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 20 at Ogren Park at Allegiance Field, 700 Cregg Lane, Missoula. The public is invited to the memorial to pay their respects.

Justin is from Bellows Falls, Vermont and is a member of the Lolo Hotshots. He died from injuries while on the Strawberry Fire in Great Basin National Park, Nevada on August 13.

Additional information may be found at justinbeebememorial.blogspot.com. Condolences may be sent to justinbeebememorial@gmail.com

Funeral Procession in Las Vegas for Fallen Firefighter

Las Vegas - On Wednesday, Aug. 17, firefighters with the U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Clark County, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, and a variety of other local agencies will pay their respects to a fellow fallen firefighter by providing an escort to the airport. Justin Beebe, a firefighter with the Lolo Hotshot Crew based in Missoula, Montana, lost his life Saturday, Aug. 13, while fighting the Strawberry Fire on the Great Basin National Park in Nevada.  The funeral procession will begin at 10 a.m. and cause temporary traffic closures and delays as the procession travels through Las Vegas. The public and media are welcome to view the procession from locations along the route. The funeral procession route is as follows:

• Exit Davis Funeral Home, 1401 S. Rainbow Blvd.
• To U.S. 95 northbound
• Exit Lake Mead Blvd. eastbound
• Left turn on N. Decatur Blvd.
• Arrive at North Las Vegas Airport

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department advises travelers to avoid these areas and plan alternate routes, if possible. Otherwise, be aware of officers in the street controlling traffic, expect long delays and please be patient and respectful. Out of respect for the family, no media or public will be allowed access to the transfer of remains at the North Las Vegas Airport.