Late Fire Chief Paul Hewitt honored with memorial service – The Park Record
July 30, 2021
Park City Fire Department Chief Paul Hewitt was honored with a memorial service for friends, family and community members at the Eccles Center Thursday evening, July 29, 2021. Hewitt died July 23, three days shy of his 59th birthday, from injuries sustained in an off-road-vehicle accident while on vacation with his family in Oregon. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
A tribute to Park City Fire Chief Paul Hewitt is displayed on stage at the Eccles Center during a memorial service for the late chief Thursday evening, July 29, 2021. Hewitt passed away in an off-duty UTV accident while on vacation with his family last weekend in Oregon. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Members of the Park City Fire Department stand at attention as the Hewitt family enters the Eccles Center for a memorial service for Fire Chief Paul Hewitt Thursday evening, July 29, 2021. Hewitt is survived by his fiancée, Kelly Trang; his six children and son-in-law, Rachele Hewitt-Oteo, Alec Hewitt and Haylie Hewitt; two grandchildren, Mikey Oteo and Pyper Myler; his mother, Martha Pierce; and siblings, Stephanie Hewitt and Richard Hewitt. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Members of the Park City Fire Department stand at attention while a bagpipe leads the Hewitt family into the Eccles Center for a memorial service for Fire Chief Paul Hewitt Thursday evening, July 29, 2021. Hewitt is survived by his fiancée, Kelly Trang; his six children and son-in-law, Rachele Hewitt-Oteo, Alec Hewitt and Haylie Hewitt; two grandchildren, Mikey Oteo and Pyper Myler; his mother, Martha Pierce; and siblings, Stephanie Hewitt and Richard Hewitt. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Park City Fire District Deputy Chief Bob Zanetti delivers the opening remarks for a memorial service to late department chief Paul Hewitt at the Eccles Center Thursday evening, July 29, 2021. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Randy Oveson, a friend of Paul Hewitt’s, delivers the late fire department chief’s eulogy to an auditorium full of hundreds of people during the memorial service for Hewitt Thursday evening, July 29, 2021, at the Eccles Center. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Park City Fire Department Battalion Chief Peter Emery speaks to an auditorium full of hundreds of people during the memorial service for Hewitt Thursday evening, July 29, 2021, at the Eccles Center. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Kelly Trang, Paul Hewitt’s fiancée, speaks to an auditorium full of hundreds of people during the memorial service for Hewitt Thursday evening, July 29, 2021, at the Eccles Center. Trang delivered a Cherokee prayer poem as well as remarks about her late fiancé. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
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Alec Hewitt, son of Paul Hewitt, delivers remarks to an auditorium full of hundreds of people during the memorial service for his dad Thursday evening, July 29, 2021, at the Eccles Center. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Jack Dinger performs on stage during a memorial service for Park City Fire Department Chief Paul Hewitt at the Eccles Center Thursday evening, July 29, 2021. Dinger was a close friend of the Hewitt family. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Hundreds fill the Eccles Center auditorium for a memorial service for Park City Fire Department Chief Paul Hewitt Thursday evening, July 29, 2021. Hewitt passed away in an off-duty UTV accident while on vacation with his family last weekend in Oregon. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Members of the Park City Fire Department present the flag on stage during a memorial service for late department chief Paul Hewitt Thursday evening, July 29, 2021, at the Eccles Center. Department members folded the flag and presented it to Kelly Trang, Hewitt’s fiancée. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Members of the Park City Fire Department present the flag on stage during a memorial service for late department chief Paul Hewitt Thursday evening, July 29, 2021, at the Eccles Center. Department members folded the flag and presented it to Kelly Trang, Hewitt’s fiancée. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Members of the Park City Fire Department present the flag on stage during a memorial service for late department chief Paul Hewitt Thursday evening, July 29, 2021, at the Eccles Center. Department members folded the flag and presented it to Kelly Trang, Hewitt’s fiancée. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Members of the Park City Fire Department stand at attention during the presentation of the flag on stage during a memorial service for late department chief Paul Hewitt Thursday evening, July 29, 2021, at the Eccles Center. Department members folded the flag and presented it to Kelly Trang, Hewitt’s fiancée. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Members of the Park City Fire Department present the flag on stage during a memorial service for late department chief Paul Hewitt Thursday evening, July 29, 2021, at the Eccles Center. Department members folded the flag and presented it to Kelly Trang, Hewitt’s fiancée. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Park City Fire Department Deputy Chief Bob Zanetti, left, hugs Kelly Trang, Paul Hewitt’s fiancée, as he presents her with the American flag during a memorial service for Hewitt at the Eccles Center Thursday evening, July 29, 2021. Trang was also presented with her late fiancé’s fire helmet. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Members of the Park City Fire Department perform a bell ceremony on stage during a memorial service for late department chief Paul Hewitt Thursday evening, July 29, 2021, at the Eccles Center. Department members folded the flag and presented it to Kelly Trang, Hewitt’s fiancée. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Fire trucks are parked in the lot near the Eccles Center following a memorial for late department chief Paul Hewitt Thursday evening, July 29, 2021. Hewitt passed away in an off-duty UTV accident while on vacation with his family last weekend in Oregon. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Attendees of Park City Fire Department Chief Paul Hewitt’s memorial service gather outside of the Eccles Center following the event Thursday evening, July 29, 2021. Hewitt passed away in an off-duty UTV accident while on vacation with his family last weekend in Oregon. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
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