Posted: 7/24/2009 10:54:39 PM EDT
|
On July 18th, 2009 we lost a brother. Lincoln County Sheriff's Cheif Deputy, Joshua D. Eggleston was killed when his Ford Suv Suffered a blowout on the roadway while responding to a call. The vehicle crashed and Eggleston was ejected from the vehicle suffering fatal injuries. He leaves behind his wife and several children.
I didn't know Eggleston personally but work a few counties away from him. http://www.magicvalley.com/articles/2009/07/22/news/minicassia/166762.txt 
SHOSHONE - The Lincoln County Sheriff's office's chief deputy is being hailed as a hero and role model after he died Saturday in a single-vehicle rollover crash. Idaho State Police officials estimate about 1,800 people will attend the funeral for Chief Deputy Josh Eggleston Friday in Dietrich. Eggleston, 35, of Dietrich and a former Mini-Cassia resident, died after a blown tire caused him to lose control of the Ford Expedition sheriff's cruiser he was driving on Idaho Highway 24 between Shoshone and Dietrich. "You know, Josh came to work for us and has dedicated eight years of his life for the people of Lincoln County. He is going to be sorely missed," said Sheriff Kevin Ellis. "We're all devastated." Thursday, a moment of silence for the eight-year veteran officer will open the Lincoln County Fair parade through Shoshone. Eggleston was killed a few hundred yards from where former Lincoln County Sheriff Steve Southwick was fatally injured in a motorcycle accident in April 2008. Southwick, 62, died in a Boise hospital about three weeks after the crash. As sheriff, Southwick hired both Ellis and Eggleston. Eggleston made weekly visits to the K-12 school in Dietrich where he had three children attending, and often spoke to students and parents. Dietrich School Superintendent Neil Hollingshead said he knew Eggleston well and described him as a loving husband and father. "He spent a lot of time with (his children). He had a good close relationship with his wife," Hollingshead said. Just nine days before he died, Eggleston played a major role in the search for Aracely Diaz, 7, who drowned in a swimming accident in the Little Wood River. A few days later, Eggleston said the loss of a child to a drowning accident was personal. During a casual conversation with the Times-News, he mentioned his own experience of losing a 2-year-old son to a drowning accident several years ago. "I've never heard anything but good comments about him," said Lincoln County Commission Chairman Jerry Nance, who said he was speaking on behalf of the county commission. "He was an excellent investigator. Very professional." "He was a good friend," said Lincoln County Prosecuting Attorney E. Scott Paul. "He always made me smile. He was a good guy." All Lincoln County Sheriff's Department and Shoshone police officers are wearing black bands across their badges to show respect for Eggleston. "It's a sad thing. Unfortunately, there are accidents in life. He met with a bad one," said Shoshone Police Chief Jon Daubner. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Dietrich High School. A light procession from the Idaho Transportation Department on Rail Street will begin at 12:30 p.m., and continue through Shoshone and along Highway 24 to Dietrich. Ellis recommended that people view the procession from Shoshone streets. Following the funeral, the procession will continue to Burley, where Eggleston will be buried. |
