Posted on 01/20/2011 5:14:09 PM PST by SandRat
SIERRA VISTA — Friends of slain U.S. Border Patrol agent Brian Terry are working to carry on his memory by establishing a new scholarship in his name.
Though still in the formative stages, the Brian A. Terry Memorial Scholarship Fund is aimed at giving a boost to young people looking into a career in law enforcement.
Julie Epperson, one of about four friends of Terry who are spearheading the effort, said the scholarship would stay in the state that he lived and worked in.
“Our focus is that Brian lived in Arizona, he died protecting our borders in Arizona, and we want to make sure that he will not be forgotten,” she said.
Terry was shot Dec. 14 by suspected border bandits in the area northwest of Nogales.
Epperson said she and the others involved in the scholarship effort first met Terry in Sierra Vista when he came to Summit Fitness, where she works.
Over the last three years, they all became close friends with the Michigan native.
“Brian spent a lot of holidays with my family and I,” she said.
Kelly Willis, Terry’s sister, said her family was brought to tears when told of the efforts.
“It was bittersweet,” she said. “(His death) broke our heart, but it means a lot that somebody else is going to have an opportunity to do something like he did.”
Memorial stickers are being sold to benefit the fund at Summit Fitness, 934 E. Fry Blvd., and Wicked Limitz Signs and Graphics, 346 E. Fry Blvd. A commemorative coin featuring Terry’s likeness will be included.
To donate to the fund, send a check made out to the Brian A. Terry Memorial Scholarship Fund to J. Epperson, P.O. Box 3231, Sierra Vista, AZ 85636. Donations to the fund can be made at either of Sierra Vista’s National Bank of Arizona locations.
ALSO …
Memorial procession
A number of intersections along Buffalo Soldier Trail and Highway 92 will be momentarily restricted Friday morning as a procession of area law enforcement makes its way to Tucson for a memorial service for slain Border Patrol agent Brian Terry.
The memorial service is open to the public. It will begin at 11 a.m. at Kino Stadium (Tucson Electric Park).
More than 100 emergency service vehicles, mostly belonging to the Border Patrol, will leave Bisbee around 7 a.m. and enter Sierra Vista city limits via Highway 92 around 8 a.m. The procession will continue to Tucson.
Beginning around 7:40 a.m., traffic flow will be restricted at these intersections:
• Kachina Trail and Highway 92.
• Canyon de Flores and Highway 92.
• Buffalo Soldier Trail and Highway 92.
• Buffalo Soldier Trail and St. Andrews.
• Buffalo Soldier Trail and Cherokee.
• Buffalo Soldier Trail and Coronado.
• Buffalo Soldier Trail Avenida Cochise.
• Buffalo Soldier Trail and Seventh.
• Buffalo Soldier Trail and Wilcox Drive.
• Buffalo Soldier Trail and Fry.
• Buffalo Soldier Trail and Highway 90 Bypass.
Godspeed, warrior. Thank you for your sacrifice.
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