What an Honor....

Their was a funeral today for a former firefighter, and my dad asked me to come take pictures, at first I was not excited about spending my afternoon at a funeral of a guy I didnt really know but my experience there was one I will never forget... I dont know if any of you have ever been able to experience a funeral for a former EMT/FireFighter but it is such a spiritual experience...

Rex Walker used to work for PG fire with my dad. He retired a few years back and has been working as a Forest Ranger in American Fork Canyon. On May 20th he was helping remove loose rock in front of Timp Cave and had an accident with a four wheeler that took his life...

The two men in the white hats are the Cheif and Second in Command

My dad with one of his close friends at the cemetery...

Some of the guys from the color guard they walked in front of and behind the casket...

Some of the firefighters paying their respects to Rex's son...

The Fire Fighters from PG, AF, and Lehi, and also the Forrest Rangers all lined up behind "Old Joe" and saluted as the casket passed...

Rex was also a biker, and so in his pressesion line there was the PG Fire Truck and Ambulance with their lights on, then "Old Joe" with the casket, and then 35 of his biker friends were lined up to ride their last ride with him...

This is "Old Joe" one of PG's old fire trucks that held the casket...

AF and Lehi Fire Fighters brought their ladder truck and displayed a flag for "Old Joe" to drive under... some of their crew was lined saluting the truck as it passed...

"Old Joe"

This was really one of the most respectful and spiritual ceremonies I have ever seen and I am so glad that I took the time out of my day to go and be a part of it. It makes me so happy to know that this is the kind of respect my dad will recieve someday and that there are people out there who respect the job that they do, these men put their lives on the line every day to protect us adn they deserve to be honored in such an amazing way! The most touching part of the ceremony was at the end of the closing prayer at the cemetery they sent out his final page... this is where all of the fire fighters turn on their radio's and dispatch sets off the ring tones and respectfully calls out this crew members last page of duty... It is enought to give you chills and is so amazing to experience. I am blessed and will never forget this and my thoughts and prayers are with the Walker family. Rex "RJ" will truly be a missed member of this community!