GARDEN OF LOVE ROSES BLOOM AS MEMORIAL TO SLAIN DEPUTY.Byline: Amy Raisin raisin, in botany and cooking raisin, dried fruit of certain varieties of grapevines bearing grapes with a high content of sugar and solid flesh. Although the fruit is sometimes artificially dehydrated, it is usually sun-dried. Staff Writer VALENCIA - One year after sheriff's Deputy Hagop ``Jake'' Kuredjian was killed in the line of duty In the Line of Duty may refer to:
The Jake Kuredjian Memorial Garden, complete with pond and waterfall, rests in a secluded area behind the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. sheriff's station, where 17 rose bushes - one for every year the fallen hero served in law enforcement - are in bloom. ``Every time I see one of these roses it reminds me of when Jake was alive,'' said Mike Chinery, a deputy and longtime friend, crying as he addressed the crowd. ``Jake and I go way back. There's so much love in this garden.'' About 60 people attended the ceremony, which also honored Sgt. Arthur Pelino Sr., who in 1978 was shot and killed while on duty in Gorman. Pelino was the first deputy based at the Santa Clarita Valley station to lose his life on the job. Framed portraits of both men hung beside a memorial plaque for the occasion. The image of a smiling, uniformed Kuredjian on his motorcycle has become well known in the area since his death Aug. 31, 2001, when he was helping serve a warrant to a Stevenson Ranch Stevenson Ranch, California (in the 91381 ZIP Code) is a Los Angeles County, USA, unincorporated community west of Santa Clarita a few miles south of Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. The Stevenson Ranch fountain was redone in 2007. man who opened fire from his home. Kuredjian's mother, Annie, traveled from Michigan for the dedication. She wiped away tears as she sat beside her son, Garo Kuredjian, a sheriff's deputy in Ventura County. ``This is wonderful. I will come here all the time,'' Annie Kuredjian said. ``(But) it is as hard as ever.'' Garo Kuredjian, the youngest of three brothers, said he will add the memorial garden to his frequent trips to Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, from his home in Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. , trips that include visits to a memorial for his brother by residents at the corner of Stevenson Ranch and Poe parkways. ``I go by the corner all the time, as well as Brooks Circle,'' he said. Brooks Circle is the street where the shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. occurred. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) During a dedication of a memorial garden on Friday, friends, family and co-workers pay tribute to a pair of Santa Clarita Valley officers killed in the line of duty. (2 -- color) From left, Patricia Pelino, widow of Sgt. Art Pelino; Annie Kuredjian, mother of Deputy Jake Kuredjian; and Garo Kuredjian, the slain deputy's brother; remember loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl during Friday. David R. Crane/Staff Photographer |
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