MEMORIAL TOMORROW FOR LOUDON DEPUTY JENKINS, FLAGS HALF-STAFF AT CAPITOL
Community members will have a chance to pay their respects to Sergeant Chris Jenkins on Wednesday, Feb. 9, during a memorial service and a celebration of life.
Jenkins died Thursday after a truck driver under the influence hit him on Interstate 75 while he was removing a ladder that fell out of a vehicle. Following the crash, communities around East Tennessee shared an outpouring of grief and mourning. Hundreds of officers escorted Jenkins’ body Friday to the Loudon Funeral Home.His family will receive friends and family on Tuesday, Feb. 8 at the Loudon High School gymnasium from 5 p.m. through 8 p.m.
Then, the public will have a chance to pay respects the following Wednesday in the same gymnasium. After that, officials said there will be a procession and burial services at Memorial Gardens in Lenoir City.
Governor Bill Lee has ordered flags over the State Capitol as well as those located in Loudon County to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Wednesday in memory of Sgt. Jenkins.
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