Volunteers set up more than 1,000 flags ahead of Officer Timmins’ funeral | St. Louis News Headlines
ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) — Volunteers helped arrange flags for fallen Pontoon Seashore Police Officer Tyler Timmins Sunday.
Alongside the funeral route for Timmins, you may see a sea of flags all because of volunteers. On Sunday, the Flagman’s Mission Continues requested volunteers to satisfy on the Gateway Heart in Collinsville. Round 100 individuals from all around the area got here to assist arrange nearly 1,700 flags. They had been positioned on either side of the 11-mile route from Collinsville to Wooden River, the place Timmins can be laid to relaxation.
Officer Timmins was shot Tuesday whereas approaching a suspected stolen car on the Speedway fuel station on Route 111 close to E. Chain of Rocks Rd. Scott Hyden was charged with homicide for the lethal taking pictures.
“When a fallen hero from their group goes down, they need to pay honor to that fallen hero,” stated Jeff Hastings with The Flagman’s Mission Continues.
It is considered one of some ways the Metro East group is popping out to indicate their help for the Timmins household. At Piasa Armory, they’re donating all proceeds from their vary to the officer’s household.
“Tyler was a pal from a few years in the past, met him simply out of highschool and he was an everyday with our store for a very long time. So we needed to do what we may to provide again to the household,” stated Scott Pulaski, the supervisor at Piasa Armory.
They’re donating proceeds from October 31- November 6. To date they’ve already raised almost $1,000.
The funeral is on Tuesday on the Gateway Conference Heart. It’s by invite from the household. A legislation enforcement procession line-up will start at 9:30 a.m. Those that want to present their help are requested to line up alongside the procession route.
Volunteers are wanted to take away the flags on Nov. 3 at 3pm. Organizers want volunteers be 12 and older.
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