Memorial dedicated to officer in Elmore Amber Chavez, widow of Officer Jose ‘Andy‘ Chavez, helps her son, Emmitt, put his handprint in the base of a memorial to the officer in Elmore, Ohio. At left is her daughter, Marieh Chavez. The memorial was built by Clark Jividen, 17, as his Eagle Scout project.THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Enlarge | Buy This Photo Published: Sunday, 10/26/2014 BY MIKE SIGOVBLADE STAFF WRITER ELMORE — Six-year-old Marieh Chavez of Woodville did something many children would enjoy when she stamped her hands into hardening concrete, leaving a hand print — but she did it without smiling. The handprints of Amber, Marieh, and Emmitt Chavez are part of the foundation.THE BLADE/JETTA FRASER Enlarge | Buy This Photo The concrete was the foundation for a memorial to her father, Jose “Andy” Chavez, 26, an off-duty Elmore police officer shot dead in early March while celebrating his birthday at a Fremont bar. The memorial was unveiled during a somber dedication ceremony at Walter Ory Park in downtown Elmore. “I thought that I miss him,” she whispered when asked for her thoughts the moment she touched the concrete. PHOTO GALLERY: Eagle Scout honors slain Elmore officer The memorial, designed and built by Clark Jividen, 17, a [...]The post Memorial dedicated to officer in Elmore appeared first on Ohio news. ohianews/memorial-dedicated-to-officer-in-elmore/
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