Chad Suppa, memorial service

The memorial service has been scheduled for Chad Suppa, the Module Leader of the Bureau of Land Management's Unaweep Fire Use Module who died in a parachuting accident near Phoenix on February 15. The date for the service has been changed from what was announced earlier, and it will now be Thursday March 5th at 3:00 p.m. at the Canyonview Vineyard Church in Grand Junction, Colorado. HERE is a link to a map.

The address of the church is:
736 24 1/2 Road
Grand Junction, CO 81505

According to an email that has been circulating: "The closest hotel to the church is The Holiday Inn Express off of 24 Road. There are also a variety of hotels on Horizon Drive, such as Holiday Inn, Doubletree, Grand Vista, Marriot, etc."

UPDATE Feb. 25:
Two memorial services have been planned. The first service will be held on Friday, February 27, 2009 in Warrenton, Virginia, at 4 p.m. at the Moser Funeral Home, 233 Broadview Avenue. A visitation will follow until 6:00 p.m.

The other service will be at Grand Junction on March 5 as described above.

Memorial contributions may be made to Conservation International, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 500, Arlington, VA 22202 or to The Nature Conservancy, 4245 North Fairfax Drive, Suite 100, Arlington, VA 22203-1606.

Contributions to The Chad Dennis Suppa Memorial Trust for Wildland Fire Management Scholarships can be made to the trustee, Angie Foster, 2842 Florida Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501.

Online condolences may be made at www.moserfuneralhome.com