Tag: Memorial

Memorial event celebrates life and legacy of Richard De La Cruz Sr., co-founder of Menifee nonprofit Operation Silver Star

Family, friends, and former co-workers, along with local and state leaders, representatives, and others, came together on Friday to honor the life and many achievements of long-time Riverside County resident Richard De La Cruz Sr.  Richard, who spent nearly 25 years working as a code enforcement officer serving the areas of Moreno Valley, Lake Elsinore, Banning, and Desert Hot Springs, […]

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Celebration of Life scheduled for Ronald Parks, first mayor of Temecula, who passed away at 79

TEMECULA, CA – With sincere condolences, Temecula Mayor Maryann Edwards announced that Temecula’s first Mayor, Ronald Jack Parks (“Ron”) passed away on August 10, 2021. The City’s deepest sympathies are with his wife, Debbie, Uncle, Edwin Nix a/k/a “Duke”, three children, Dan Parks, Erin Parks, and Lisa Parks, two stepchildren, Kelly Shirey and Eddie Spetz, and eleven grandchildren. LEADING THE […]

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COVID-19 Remembrance Flags at Temecula Duck Pond coming down – Permanent memorial bench and plaque planned

TEMECULA, Calif., — City of Temecula residents will soon notice that the white flags that served as a temporary COVID-19 Remembrance at the Temecula Duck Pond throughout 2021 have begun to disappear, in preparation for an upcoming COVID Remembrance Flag Ceremony. In their place, the City plans on placing a more permanent place of honor and remembrance with a memorial […]

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Community invited to Temecula’s Fallen Heroes Memorial Ribbon Cutting Ceremony – Nov 8

From City of Temecula: TEMECULA, CA ─ The City of Temecula is proud to unveil the Fallen Heroes Memorial at the Ribbon Cutting on Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 10:00 am at the Temecula Duck Pond (28250 Ynez Road). The unique sculpture, by local artist Austin Casson, features a battlefield cross cast in bronze and a steel tower supporting a […]

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Riverside “Safe In His Arms” police memorial vandalized, suspect arrested

RIVERSIDE – Officers from the Riverside Police Department arrested a transient Friday, July 8, at about 2:15 p.m., after a witness saw the woman vandalizing the “SAFE IN HIS ARMS” police memorial monument at the Riverside Police Department’s Orange Street station, at 4102 Orange Street, in Riverside. A witness who saw the female ripping off and breaking some of the tiles […]

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