We thank the following sponsors of the Idaho Gold Star Families Memorial Monument and Plaza. Without the support of these organizations and individuals, this tribute to Idaho’s fallen service men and women and their loved ones would not be possible:
Land Donor
Ken Pape & Family, Nathan Wells & Family and Pat Pape & Family generously donated the land for the Idaho Gold Star Families Memorial Monument and Plaza, and is providing supporting engineering and planning services. The monument will be located in Northgate District, a multi-use planned community on the north end of Pocatello.
Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Ken Pape & Family, Nathan Wells & Family and Pat Pape & Family
Starr Corporation is overseeing construction of the Idaho Gold Star Families Memorial Monument.
Walker Monument provided design and fabrication services for the monument and other granite products in the Memorial Plaza.
Viet Nam Vets Legacy Vets Motorcycle Club
The Meador Family
Phil Meador Toyota I Courtesy Ford
Bob & Kara Scovil
A Touch of the Cascades Landscaping
Silver Sponsors
W. James & Dr. Karen Johnston
J. K. Merrill & Sons
Art Beery
Q & A Landscaping
McNabb Farms
Creek Hollow & Associates, Inc.
Roche Electric
Bronze Sponsors
Chad and Laurie Powell
In honor and memory of our beloved son BM3 Travis R Obendorf USCG
Lincoln County Community
Bannock County Commissioners
Associate Sponsors
Trina M. Hall
Arlo D. Luke
Paul W. & Rosalie Jensen
In Honor of Idaho’s Fallen
Nalder’s Excavation Inc.
Soda Springs VFW Post 9141
Paul and Judy Yochum –
In memory of
US Army SPC Mitchell K. Daehling.
Employees of the Naval Reactors Facility
Gail Bishard Team
Pocatello Sunrise Lions Club
Bannock County Farm Bureau
Bannock County Farm Bureau
Jean Nettinga Haneke
Dawna Doyle
In Honor & Memory of LCPL John Steven “Duke” Doyle Jr., USMC
Larry & Rebecca Webb
In Memory of Our Son Chris – “You Are Forever Loved and Never Forgotten.”
Lithia CDJR
Kade, Veronica, Jackson & Mia West
In Memory of Our Friend Chris Webb – “Until We Meet Again!”
Cassia County Commissioners:
Leonard Beck
Bob Kunau
Kent Searle
Timothy & Kelli Savage
CarpetsPlus COLORTILE
In Memory of Thomas E. Potter
Dedication Sponsors
Component Sponsors
Flagpoles
United States/POW*MIA Flagpole – Hirning Buick GMC
Idaho Flagpole – Hirning Buick GMC. Dedicated to the memory of Sgt. Nick Gummersall.
Air Force Flagpole – The De Los Reyes Family: Jose De Los Reyes, Cody De Los Reyes and Brandon De Los Reyes.
Army Flagpole – The Anderson, Hanson and Webb Families. In Memory of MSG Christopher V. Webb.
Coast Guard Flagpole – Bisharat Insurance
Marine Corps Flagpole – Ireland Bank
Navy Flagpole – Dan & Judy Richards Family
In Memory of Hagan Winfield Richards, U.S. Navy 1942-1945.
Honor & Remember Flagpole – D.L. Evans Bank
Gold Star Families Flagpole – Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company of Idaho
Benches
Affinity Partnerships
Citizens Community Bank
Cooper & Larsen Chartered
FMC
McDonald’s, Mary Johnson
Donald Wyckoff – In Honor of Daniel M. Wyckoff, USAF, RET.
Gold Star Families Star
Pocatello Rotary and Rotary District 5400
County Stars
Ada County Star – Bank of Idaho
In Memory and Honor of Thomas Alva Newgard, CPL 25 Marines, 4 Marine Div, World War II
Bannock County Star – Mutual Insurance Assoc., Inc.
In Memory of Founder Barbara Norris-Steele
Bingham County Star – Betts Family & Friends
In Memory of William Edward “Bill” Betts, USAF
Bonneville County Star – The Greater Swan Valley Community
Butte County Star – Butte County
Clearwater County Star – Clearwater County
Franklin County Star – Franklin County
Fremont County Star – County of Fremont
Kootenai County Star – Candice Wyckoff, In Honor of Carl W. Conrad, U. S. Army.
Latah County Star – Latah County
There are 34 county stars still available for sponsorship.
Tribal Feathers
Kootenai Eagle Feather – Candice and Don Wyckoff, In Honor of Edna Conrad and Betty Wyckoff.
Nez Perce Feather – The Greater Swan Valley Community
Shoshone-Bannock Feather – Bank of Idaho
There are 2 tribal feathers still available for sponsorship.
Service Emblems
Air Force emblem – Aaron Moore, State Farm Insurance
In Memory of Tech Sergeant Alfred “Larry” Moore
Army emblem – Molinellis Jewelers
Coast Guard emblem – Pocatello Sunrise Lions Club
Marine Corps emblem – Pocatello Electric
Navy emblem – Western Mechanical and Industrial
Expression of Faith Marker – Pocatello Centennial Rotary Club
Media Sponsors
A sincere “Thanks” to Paul Anderson and the Pocatello Radio Group for their remarkable support of this project.
Donors
4 J’s
Ace Hardware/
Element Outfitters
Air Idaho Rescue
Albertson’s
Alpine Animal Hospital
American Legion 7th District Auxiliary
Linda Anderson
Don Aslett
Black Swan Inn
BMC West LLC
Bonneville Neighborhood Association
Brady’s Plant Ranch, Ltd.
Terry Brower
Brown Investments, Inc., Bill Brown
Caribou County
Carpets Plus Color Tile, Tom Potter
Colonel Paul and Gina Briggs
Richard & Debra Cheatum –
In honor of Capt. L. DeVern Probart
Chubbuck Firefighters Association
Clark County Board of Commissioners
Cloverdale Nursery
Costco
Culligan of Pocatello
Kirk and Brenda Daehling –
In Loving Memory and Honor for our son, Army SPC Mitchell K. Daehling
Bruce Ellin
Caryn & Scott Elliott
Jim Fenton
First American Title, Melissa Raschke
Galaxy Computer, Saeid Rezaii
Gate City Realty, Gordon Wilks
Barbara Gehring
Gem State Distributors
Alice Gorczycki
Greater Pocatello Association of Realtors
Jean Haneke
Forrest & Luann Hanson
Arthur & Claira Hirning
Home Depot
Dan & Debbie Horner
Idaho Falls Brass Quintet
Jakes Equipment
Jerome County
Jordan & Company
Karnation
Jolene Ketchum
Allen Lang
Dallas Lang
M. J. Lang
Lemhi County
Douglas & Kathryn Lenio
Litho Printing
Lowes of Pocatello
Shelly Martsch
Mountain America Credit Union
Mountain West Rental & Sales
Sam and Cleo Nettinga
Andy & Delores Nutsch
Mark Nye
Perkins Restaurant & Bakery
Dean & Toni Philbrick
Power County
Pro Rentals & Sales, Inc.
Raven Productions, Bob Bloxham & Kate Delate
Jean Ravsten & Clark Christiansen
Woodrow & Elsie Reed
Joseph & Melvida Richmond
Ridleys
Jeannette Robbins
Thomas Rodkey
SEI Credit Union
Dave Shelton Insurance Agency, Inc.
Snake River Rapid Wash
Spartan Steel
Dale Spencer
Deidre Spielman
Elaine Spink
Spudnik Equipment Company, LLC
Staples
Phyllis Steen
Virginia M. Thibaut
U-Haul of Pocatello
Rayna D. Valentine
Valley View Family Dentistry
Efrain & Teresa Velasquez
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 735
Vietnam Veterans of America, 972
Vogts Heating & Air, Robert Jensen
N. M. Walker
Washington County
Scott Watson
Rebecca Webb
Western Landscaping and Decorative Curbing
Jeff Wynn