Body of Inverness soldier returns next week

<p>The body of Jake Robert Velloza, a 22-year-old Army infantryman from Inverness, will be arriving at a Petaluma mortuary on Wednesday and his burial service is set for May 16 in Olema.</p><p>Velloza, a Tomales High School graduate, was one of two soldiers killed Saturday in Mosul by a lone gunman, relatives said.</p><p>Velloza, who joined the Army in 2006, was a specialist serving with the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas, the Pentagon said.</p><p>His body is scheduled to arrive Wednesday morning at San Francisco International Airport and a motorcycle escort by the Patriot Guard Riders will accompany the hearse to Parent-Sorensen Mortuary, 850 Keokuk St., Petaluma.</p><p>Visitation at the mortuary will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 15, with a vigil service at 7 p.m. at St. James Catholic Church, 125 Sonoma Mountain Parkway.</p><p>The motorcycle brigade will also provide an escort for Velloza’s trip to Sacred Heart Church, 10189 State Route 1 in Olema on May 16. A Mass of Christian burial will be recited at the church at 10 a.m.</p><p>Burial will be at the Olema Cemetery on Highway 1 in Olema.</p>