NEWS RELEASE





For further information please contact:


Captain C.T. Ricks


(573) 526-6115


Q3053


March 22, 2005





EMPHASIS: Sergeant Carl D. Graham Jr. Memorial Fund








A fund has been established in memory of Sergeant Carl D. Graham Jr., Missouri State Highway Patrol. Sgt. Graham was found slain near his residence on March 20, 2005. This fund will benefit Sgt. Graham's four-year-old son, Hayden, who survives him.





The memorial fund has been established at the First Midwest Bank, P.O. Box 129, Van Buren, Missouri 63965 (573) 323-4246. Anyone wishing to make a contribution to this fund may contact the above bank directly.