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09-28-2007, 07:42 AM
Stacey Mulick
The News Tribune
Published: September 27th, 2007 01:00 AM
A U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer killed in a head-on crash outside Buckley earlier this year has been honored by the federal agency.
The Forest Service presented Shane Wyrsch’s wife with the agency’s 2007 Excellence in Law Enforcement and Investigations Award during a ceremony Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
Wyrsch, a 16-year veteran of the agency, died March 20 when his vehicle was hit head-on by a car that had crossed the center line of Highway 410 near Buckley.
The 35-year-old was married and had two sons.
Wyrsch was stationed at the Snoqualmie Ranger District of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in Enumclaw.
The Forest Service said Wyrsch was instrumental in developing a critical incident team for the Pacific Northwest Region.
He volunteered for duty after Hurricane Katrina and helped in the recovery of the Challenger space shuttle crew and ship.
He played an integral role in the investigation of a multimillion-dollar cedar theft case.
Thomas Lyons, special agent in charge of Forest Service law enforcement and investigations in the Pacific Northwest, nominated Wyrsch for the award.
“He was always professional in his work with forest visitors and those folks who violated forest laws,” said Lyons in a news release. “He was an inspiration to his co-workers and to his colleagues in other agencies.”
source: http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/165750.html
The News Tribune
Published: September 27th, 2007 01:00 AM
A U.S. Forest Service law enforcement officer killed in a head-on crash outside Buckley earlier this year has been honored by the federal agency.
The Forest Service presented Shane Wyrsch’s wife with the agency’s 2007 Excellence in Law Enforcement and Investigations Award during a ceremony Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
Wyrsch, a 16-year veteran of the agency, died March 20 when his vehicle was hit head-on by a car that had crossed the center line of Highway 410 near Buckley.
The 35-year-old was married and had two sons.
Wyrsch was stationed at the Snoqualmie Ranger District of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest in Enumclaw.
The Forest Service said Wyrsch was instrumental in developing a critical incident team for the Pacific Northwest Region.
He volunteered for duty after Hurricane Katrina and helped in the recovery of the Challenger space shuttle crew and ship.
He played an integral role in the investigation of a multimillion-dollar cedar theft case.
Thomas Lyons, special agent in charge of Forest Service law enforcement and investigations in the Pacific Northwest, nominated Wyrsch for the award.
“He was always professional in his work with forest visitors and those folks who violated forest laws,” said Lyons in a news release. “He was an inspiration to his co-workers and to his colleagues in other agencies.”
source: http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/165750.html