Yarnell Hill Memorial Service "Amazing Grace"

Описание: Our St. Mel Music Director, Francesco AlleRuzzo and choir member, Bob McCulloch traveled to Prescott Valley, AZ to participate in an interfaith memorial service for the 19 firefighters from Prescott who were killed on June 30 while fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire. The 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots squad perished on June 30 in the worst wildfire tragedy in Arizona history and the worst in the nation since 1933. John K. Flaherty, Director of Liturgy & Music at LMU, organized the music for the interfaith service which had instrumentalists and a choir of 100 people from several states who participated in this memorial. Francesco AlleRuzzo played the keyboards for the memorial service and Bob McCulloch sang with the bass section, as representatives of St. Mel Parish. The Greater Arizona Congress choir sang "On Eagle's Wings", "You Raise Me Up" and closed with the Irish traditional song "May The Road Rise Up to Meet You". The interfaith Memorial Service was held in Prescott Valley at Tim's Toyota Center at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 9. Vice-President Joseph Biden represented President Barack Obama and the United State of America and Governor Jan Brewer, Senator McClain, Senator Flake represented the state of Arizona. A host of cabinet secretaries, United States congressmen, local officials and firefighting representative were also in attendance. Please keep these brave men, their families and community in your prayers as we ask God to take these brave firefighters home into His care and to look after the loved ones they have left behind.