Captain Jason Berry
Government and Media Relations
(360) 596-4010 – office
(360) 596-4015 – fax
http://www.wsp.wa.gov

*** For Immediate Release***

Date: October 10, 2011
Contact: Lieutenant Terry Liebrecht
Phone: 509-249-6702
E-mail: terry.liebrecht@wsp.wa.gov

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Memorial Dedication

Union Gap -- A dedication ceremony celebrating the lives and service of Communications Officer 4 Anne Miller-Hewitt, her husband Trooper Gary Miller, and Trooper Kristopher Sperry will be held at the Union Gap Washington State Patrol (WSP) Headquarters on October 14, 2011 at 11:00 AM.  Three rose bushes and a plaque donated by Steve and Geanette Strosahl along with Tom and Barbara Hemphill, representing Zillah Lakes United Builders have been placed in front of the Union Gap WSP headquarters office.  All three lost their lives due to a tragic house fire on August 16, 2010 at the Miller residence.

Trooper Gary Miller	Anne Miller-Hewitt	Trooper Kristopher Sperry

 

Anne Miller-Hewitt held the rank of Communications Officer Four, the civilian equivalent of lieutenant. She led the State Patrol’s 911 center in Wenatchee, supervising 15 of the agency’s dispatchers. She was hired in 1987, and promoted to her present rank in 2007.

Trooper Gary Miller, 55, was hired in 1989 and was commissioned in 1990. He had been assigned to the agency’s Sunnyside detachment area since that time.

Trooper Kristopher Sperry, 30, was hired in 2008 and graduated with the 97th Trooper Basic Class in June 2010. His hometown was Eureka, MT.  Sperry was living with the Millers while his own home was being built. 

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