Amy Tryon’s friends in Area VII have announced details of the memorial service taking place this week:
“The memorial service for Amy Tryon will be held at Maple Leaf Farm/Upson Downs in Duvall, WA at 1:00 pm Friday April 20th… Following the service, lunch will be served and memories shared. Parking will be limited and shuttles will be provided from local locations. We will have more details shortly.”
CLARIFICATION 4/19/12, from the Area VII website:
In the interest of not overwhelming the family and Maple Leaf Farm, notes were sent out to extended family, close friends, former students, professional riders Amy knew, and her long-time brethren in the fire department to take part in a small memorial service. At a later date, with the family’s blessing, we will hold a celebration of Amy’s life for our horse community. Thank you all for your support of the family during a very difficult time.
-Melissa Beardsley
Amy’s family have also posted an obituary on the Team Tryon website:
“As we struggle in the loss, we are comforted by the friends, family, supporters and strangers who have taken us under their wings. We ask that all take a moment to reflect on Amy whether that little girl on a pony, that girl on the horse, that woman representing her country in the Olympics, or the woman serving her community as a firefighter. We hope that brings a smile and a bit of comfort as it does us.”
Eastside Fire & Rescue, with whom Amy worked until her retirement in 2006, issued a statement noting that Amy’s “evident joy in the world was brought out in the presence of animals as she aspired to work hard from a very young age and eventually by representing her country.”
Her family has asked that remembrances be made in her honor to your local humane society.
Go Amy.
