Bush Cabinet Members To Attend Officer's Funeral
POSTED: 12:52 pm HST December 5, 2006
UPDATED: 7:09 am HST December 6, 2006
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HONOLULU -- Two members of President George W. Bush's Cabinet will attend the funeral of a Honolulu police officer who died after crashing his motorcycle while on the detail of the presidential motorcade.Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez will attend Officer Steve Favela's funeral on Friday.Favela, 30, died from injuries he received when his motorcycle crashed on Hickam Air Force Base.Two other motorcycle officers also crashed in the accident. They were not seriously injured.Favela was an eight-year veteran of the Honolulu Police Department, a husband and father of four.
Previous Stories:
- November 28, 2006: Fund Opened For Fallen Officer's Family
- November 27, 2006: Police Officer Injured During President Bush's Visit Dies
- November 25, 2006: Blood Drive Will Benefit HPD Police Officer
- November 21, 2006: Motorcycle Officer Critically Injured In Motorcade Crash
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