Public Memorial for KFD Battalion Chief Bill Hoover

Published on August 04, 2023

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Media Contact:
Sue Romero
Communications Program Coordinator
sromero@kirklandwa.gov
(425) 587-3017

KIRKLAND, Wash. – Family, friends, first responders, city employees, and the community are all invited to remember and honor the lives of Battalion Chief William “Bill” Hoover, a 31-year veteran of the Kirkland Fire Department, and his beloved wife, Kristy Hoover. The couple was in a fatal traffic collision on July 21, 2023, while traveling out of state.

A memorial service for the couple will be held at Overlake Christian Church, located at 9900 Willows Road NE in Redmond, on August 24th at 2 p.m.  

First responders are encouraged to wear dress uniforms. Uniformed personnel arriving with apparatus are asked to arrive at 12:30 p.m. to participate in a corridor of honor.

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