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Senate opens afternoon session after Majority Leader Ralph Okerlund goes to hospital; chamber honors fallen Utah County sergeant
Summary
The Utah Senate opened its afternoon session with an announcement that Majority Leader Senator Ralph Okerlund was taken to a nearby hospital after a medical event and offered a prayer; the body also read an official citation honoring Sergeant Corey B. Wright, who was killed in the line of duty.
The Utah State Senate called the afternoon session to order, then announced Majority Leader Senator Ralph Okerlund had experienced a medical event and was taken to a nearby hospital; the Senate asked members and the public to keep him and his family in their prayers.
Senator Valentine led a prayer asking for skill and care for those treating Senator Okerlund and for comfort for his family. The President said family members would release further details when available and thanked highway patrol and medical personnel who assisted.
Later in the session, Senator Madsen invited the family of Sergeant Corey B. Wright into the chamber and read an official Utah Senate citation honoring Sergeant Wright of the Utah County Sheriff's Department, who was killed in the line of duty on Jan. 30, 2014. The citation recognized his service and extended condolences to his wife Nanette, their children and his parents.
