Updated at 12:38 p.m., Tuesday, December 5, 2006
Bush cabinet members to attend HPD officer's funeral
Advertiser Staff
Two members of President George W. Bush's cabinet will attend a memorial service Friday for Honolulu police officer Steve Favela, who suffered fatal injuries while escorting President Bush's motorcade Nov. 21, according to the White House press office.U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez and secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne will attend the funeral service on behalf of President Bush.
Favela's funeral will be held 9 a.m.-noon at Borthwick Mortuary, and services will begin at noon.
It will be followed by a procession from Borthwick, past police headquarters on Alapa'i Street and on to Mililani Memorial Park in Waipi'o.
Favela died at 9:55 a.m. Nov. 26 from injuries he suffered at Hickam Air Force Base when he crashed on a rain-slicked road as he escorted the president's motorcade to a breakfast with troops.
He was one of three motorcycle officers who crashed near a bend along O'Malley Boulevard as the motorcade left Hickam. The two other officers were treated at a hospital and released.
Favela was the 12th Honolulu motorcycle officer to die in the line of duty since 1923.
A fund for his family and children has been set up at First Hawaiian Bank. Anyone wishing to participate can donate to "Friends of Steve Favela" at any First Hawaiian Bank branch.
