McKay Christensen Jewkes

• GIVN: McKay Christensen
• SURN: Jewkes
• Sex: M
• Born: 22 Nov 1930 in Castle Dale, Emery, Utah, United States
• Died: 29 Jun 1959 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
• Buried: in Elysian Gardens, Mill Creek, Salt Lake, Utah
• _UID: 3C5E207E00544C39B1C7AAE4E461427B1918
• Record last updated: 30 Nov 2013
• TIME: 11:40
• Notes:

  McKay was the son of Fred Cox Jewkes and Kirsten Elnore Christensen. (Family photo on right.) He married Carole Turnquist on 18 Dec 1953. .
  
  "In Honor of those who gave their Lives to Protect Others."
  Deputy McKay C. Jewkes
  June 28, 1959
  
  "Mac" Jewkes was twenty-eight years old when his short life suddenly ended in the twisted wreckage of his patrol car. On June 28th, 1959, Mac was apparently attempting to stop a traffic violator when he entered the intersection of 6400 South State Street against the light and was involved in a collision with another vehicle. Deputy Jewkes was pinned in the wreckage for twenty-five minutes, but he had died instantly. The patrol car had travelled two hundred and six feet before coming to a stop.
  Mac Jewkes has worked for the Sheriff's Office only five months. Deputy Sheriff McKay C. Jewkes left behind a young wife and a fifteen-month-old son.
  
  
  
  Deputy McKay C. Jewkes
  Died on June 28, 1959
  
  Age 28
  Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office
  Accidental: Multiple Vehicle Accident
  
  Deputy Jewkes died in a traffic crash in Salt Lake County. The 28-year-old victim was driving a marked patrol unit northbound on State Street apparently in pursuit of a traffic violator. Witnesses reported that the patrol vehicle's emergency equipment was operating as it entered the intersection at 6400 South against a red light. A second vehicle traveling eastbound entered the intersection and collided with the patrol car before striking a third vehicle that burst into flames. The driver of the second vehicle was critically injured. Deputy Jewkes died instantly. The two-year veteran of law enforcement was married and the father of a son. He is buried in Elysian Burial Gardens, Salt Lake County. His bronze memorial plaque is sponsored by the citizens of Salt Lake County.
  
  *This information was found on utahsfallen.org and posted here with their permission.
  
  Created by: «u»Sunflower Lady «/u»
  Record added: May 20, 2009
  Find A Grave Memorial# 37323602

28 Oct 2011

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