A group of hockey officials who made it to the Olympic Games in Beijing, China, took some time to honor Jamie Huntley-Park, a fallen San Diego police officer.
Hanley and Spresser explain it takes years of intensive training on the ice to become an Olympic hockey official. Only 22 women were chosen to officiate this year’s games. Huntley-Park and the others had been working towards their Beijing goal – encouraging one another for years.
“Jamie was the ultimate friend. She had a way of picking up on what you needed most even if you didn’t say it,” said Spresser. Over the past two weeks, Huntley-Park’s fellow hockey officials were determined to honor her and bring her spirit to the Olympic games. When they arrived in the locker room, there was an empty cubby with her name on it. Her teammates also made a special request to wear jersey numbers 69 and 30 in honor of Huntley-Park’s police badge number: 6930.
Another special tribute: the challenge coins used by all the hockey officials had the number 23 engraved on the front – a reference to Huntley-Park’s jersey number growing up. And for her family, the International Ice Hockey Federation shipped a special-made jersey #23 back to the states. “Jamie was incredibly proud of what we did as a group in Beijing," said Hanley."I know she would have been. And was with us the entire time. I felt her every time we hit the ice."
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