Posted: Thursday, December 18, 2008 12:00 am
The memorial service for Woodburn Police Capt. Tom Tennant will be held at 1 p.m., Friday at the Salem Armory Auditorium, 2320 17th St. N.E.at the Oregon State Fairgrounds.
Prior to the memorial service, a procession will take place from the Woodburn Drag Strip, at 7730 Highway 219, Woodburn, to the Salem Armory.
The procession route goes from Highway 219 to Highway 214, then turns right onto Highway 99E in Salem, left onto Lana Avenue, right onto Silverton Road, left onto 17th and continuing to the armory.
Beginning at 10:15 a.m. Friday, temporary road closures will affect all of those roads. Expect delays along this route. Road closures will be removed as soon as the procession has passed.
Capt. Tennant, 51, died Friday when a bomb detonated at a Woodburn bank.
The families of Capt. Tennant, Oregon State Police Senior Trooper Bill Hakim and Woodburn Police Chief Scott Russell greatly appreciate the outpouring of prayers and support they are receiving from friends and citizens.
Donations in recognition of these Officers may be made at any West Coast Bank branch in the name of the Bill Hakim Fund, Tom Tennant Fund or Scott Russell Fund
Donations may also be mailed to: West Coast Bank MS 143, P.O. Bx 827, Salem, OR 97308
Donations may also go to any Wells Fargo Bank branch in the name of the Bill Hakim Donation Fund, Tom Tennant Donation Fund or Scott Russell Donation Fund
In lieu of flowers, the family of OSP Trooper Bill Hakim requests donations to Shriners Hospital for Children. 3101 S.W. Sam Jackson Park Road, Portland, OR 97239.