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Thursday, June 6, 2013

Washington State Patrol Trooper memorial service | Everett, Wash.


With thousands watching, the casket carrying the body of the late Washington State Patrol Trooper Sean M. O'Connell Jr. is removed following a memorial service Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the Comcast Arena in Everett. Following a 13-mile vehicular procession, friends, family and law enforcement attended the ceremony. O'Connell was killed in a collision with a truck while working Conway. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)


Alissa O'Connell, center top, widow of Washington State Trooper Sean O'Connell, places her hand on the casket carrying the body of her husband following a memorial service Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the Comcast Arena in Everett. Following a 13-mile vehicular procession, thousands of friends, family and law enforcement attended the ceremony. O'Connell was killed in a collision with a truck while working Conway. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)


The patrol car belonging to the late Washington State Patrol Trooper Sean M. O'Connell Jr. is driven in a procession before a memorial service Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the Comcast Arena in Everett. Following a 13-mile vehicular procession, thousands of friends, family and law enforcement attended the ceremony. O'Connell was killed in a collision with a truck while working Conway. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)


Washington State Patrol troopers watch the casket of the late Washington State Patrol Trooper Sean M. O'Connell Jr. get transported to a memorial service Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the Comcast Arena in Everett. Following a 13-mile vehicular procession, thousands of friends, family and law enforcement attended the ceremony. O'Connell was killed in a collision with a truck while working Conway. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)


A member of the Spokane Police Department listens to the memorial service for the late Washington State Patrol Trooper Sean M. O'Connell Jr. Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the Comcast Arena in Everett. Following a 13-mile vehicular procession, thousands of friends, family and law enforcement attended the ceremony. O'Connell was killed in a collision with a truck while working Conway. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)


Law enforcement officials salute during a memorial service for the late Washington State Patrol Trooper Sean M. O'Connell Jr. Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the Comcast Arena in Everett. Following a 13-mile vehicular procession, thousands of friends, family and law enforcement attended the ceremony. O'Connell was killed in a collision with a truck while working Conway. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)


Washington State Patrol troopers kneel before a casket during a memorial service for the late Washington State Patrol Trooper Sean M. O'Connell Jr. Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the Comcast Arena in Everett. Following a 13-mile vehicular procession, thousands of friends, family and law enforcement attended the ceremony. O'Connell was killed in a collision with a truck while working Conway. (Jordan Stead, seattlepi.com)