Tribute to Two Lost in Auto Fatalities
VIDEO: Look what a great memorial one Eureka resident did for two local women who died in auto accidents on Highway FF within about a half mile of each other. This roadway's crash rate is at least 25 percent more than state average for two-lane roads.
Raising awareness about road safety was what Saturday morning was about for a group of 70 Eureka volunteers. Most were acquainted with fatality victims on a personal level. Tim Schulte has known the Turnbo family of Eureka ever since they started attending Eureka United Methodist Church together more than a decade ago. He said he faced Saturday's dedication to the lives of auto accident victims Karen Turnbo and Kaela Archambault with "sadness about what happened but joy about what has come of it." Schulte is the director of Eureka United Methodist youth ministries. He served with Karen Turnbo before she was killed last September in a single-truck accident on Highway FF, saying she was a "reflection of God wherever she went." "I think Karen…
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Stephanie Stemmler
8:11 am on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
What a wonderful tribute! Thanks to everyone who came out and participated and who continue to support the efforts of the families and One Curve At A Time. Please take the time to contact the Dept of Transportation. We have until early July to submit comments advocating for funding of shoulders on Hwy FF. www.modot.gov. The more that do, the more they will listen and know that the entire … more ›