Trooper James S. Gain Memorial Sign - Gee Creek Rest Area
N 45° 47.958 W 122° 40.812
10T E 524852 N 5071799
This memorial sign is located within the Gee Creek Safety Rest Area just off the southbound lanes of I-5 in Washington State.
Waymark Code: WMG9DG
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 02/01/2013
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Travelers stopping at the
Gee Creek Rest Area might see a white metal sign standing unobtrusively on the lawn, just off the sidewalk near other memorial and historical markers. This sign memorializes a Washington State Trooper who died in the line of duty and reads:
Washington State
Patrol
In memory of
Trooper James S. Gain Who was killed in the line of duty while
serving the people of the State of Washington.
Trooper Gain was struck by a semi-truck
along Interstate 5 a short distance from here on
March 2, 1987
At the time of his death
Trooper Gain had served 19 years with
The Washington State Patrol
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