The Department of Labor and Industries hosts its annual Worker Memorial Day ceremony to honor those Washington State residents who died in 2023 due to work-related accidents or illnesses.
Program:
- Welcome – Joel Sacks, Director, Washington State Department of Labor & Industries
- Posting of the Colors – Washington State Department of Corrections Honor Guard
- Invocation and Benediction – Jeffrey Jones, DOC Chaplain, Cedar Creek Corrections Center
- Speakers
- Governor Jay Inslee
- April Sims, President, Washington State Labor Council, AFL-CIO
- Bob Battles, General Counsel and Government Affairs Director, Association of Washington Business
- Kris Tefft, Executive Director and General Counsel, Washington Self-Insurers Association
- Barbara Bojang, mother of Demetrius Sellers, a worker who was honored in 2023
- Chris Huynh, Supervisor, L&I, Claims Administration
- Steven Yunker, Compliance Manager, L&I, Division of Occupational Safety and Health
- Musical Tributes
- Scott Dellinger and Shawn Lamb, Puget Sound Fire Fighters Pipes and Drums
- Tumwater High School Noteables
- Bell Ringers
- Mark Armstrong, Fire Prevention Officer, Tumwater Fire Department
- AC Bates, Battalion Chief, Tumwater Fire Department
