44° CLEAR, Body of Inverness soldier returns next week
Last Modified: Friday, May 8, 2009 at 10:50 a.m.
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.
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Velloza, a Tomales High School graduate, was one of two soldiers killed Saturday in Mosul by a lone gunman, relatives said.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Burial will be at the Olema Cemetery on Highway 1 in Olema.
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