“NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
INCIDENTS
Mount Rainier NP
Thousands Honor Ranger Margaret Anderson
The memorial service celebrating the life of Ranger Margaret Anderson held
yesterday was extremely well attended, with the 3,000 seat auditorium
filled to capacity and scores of law enforcement agencies represented.
Rangers, officers and other first responders came from neighboring
communities and from throughout the state ofWashington , as well as Idaho
andOregon
attended. The memorial procession was six miles long and included an
interagency pipe and drum corps and the Washington State Patrol rifle team.
Yosemite National Park
a mounted team of Washington State Patrol officers.
People watching the live TV coverage noted that the clouds parted andMount
Rainier came into view just as the service began. By the service's end, the
sun was shining.
Secretary Salazar, Director Jarvis and Superintendent Randy King spoke, as
well as Robert Danno of National Capital Region and Steve Mazur of
Voyageurs, both family friends of Eric and Margaret Anderson. Pastor Paul
Kritsch, Margaret's father, and Pastor Galen Gallimore of theAnderson
family church shared remembrances.
The family asks that donations be made in lieu of flowers. They will be
used to help Eric raise their two girls. Donations should be sent to
KeyBank,P.O. Box 159 , Eatonville , WA 98328 . Checks should be made out to
the Margaret Anderson Donation Account. The National Park Foundation, the
official charity of the National Park Service, has also established a
memorial fund to benefit the children of Margaret and Eric Anderson.
All correspondence, including requests for information and condolences,
should be sent to MountRainierInfo@gmail.com.
[Patti Wold and Barb Maynes, Public Information Officers, Western Incident
Management Team]”
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
INCIDENTS
Mount Rainier NP
Thousands Honor Ranger Margaret Anderson
The memorial service celebrating the life of Ranger Margaret Anderson held
yesterday was extremely well attended, with the 3,000 seat auditorium
filled to capacity and scores of law enforcement agencies represented.
Rangers, officers and other first responders came from neighboring
communities and from throughout the state of
and
attended. The memorial procession was six miles long and included an
interagency pipe and drum corps and the Washington State Patrol rifle team.
a mounted team of Washington State Patrol officers.
People watching the live TV coverage noted that the clouds parted and
Rainier
sun was shining.
Secretary Salazar, Director Jarvis and Superintendent Randy King spoke, as
well as Robert Danno of National Capital Region and Steve Mazur of
Voyageurs, both family friends of Eric and Margaret Anderson. Pastor Paul
Kritsch, Margaret's father, and Pastor Galen Gallimore of the
family church shared remembrances.
The family asks that donations be made in lieu of flowers. They will be
used to help Eric raise their two girls. Donations should be sent to
KeyBank,
the Margaret Anderson Donation Account. The National Park Foundation, the
official charity of the National Park Service, has also established a
memorial fund to benefit the children of Margaret and Eric Anderson.
All correspondence, including requests for information and condolences,
should be sent to MountRainierInfo@gmail.com.
[Patti Wold and Barb Maynes, Public Information Officers, Western Incident
Management Team]”
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