Members of the community gathered Wednesday for a memorial service at the Marysville Police Department to honor fallen Marysville Police Department K9 Officer Bear. Bear died of cancer June 24 while on patrol with his partner, Officer Dave Nist. Pictured above, Chris Nist, Officer Nist’s mother, comforts Deena McPherson, Bear’s breeder, while the pair looks at photos of Bear.
(Journal-Tribune photo by Kayleen Petrovia)