060521 - Freeway Sign to Honor Fallen LAFD Firefighter Kelly Wong
by LAFD
ELYSIAN PARK - On the fourth anniversary of his line-of-duty passing, beloved Los Angeles Fire Department Firefighter Kelly Wong received a special memorial honor.
On the morning of June 5, 2021, at the LAFD Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center in Elysian Park, Kelly's wife Danielle and son Colton were proudly joined by City leaders, including Mayor Eric Garcetti and Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas, in the ceremonious unveiling of a Cal Trans freeway sign that will soon memorialize the fallen firefighter, who died in a tragic on duty accident while training with his crew on June 5, 2017.
To make the honor of this official sign possible, Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Staff, City Council District 14 Staff and LAFD leadership worked closely with State Legislators and Kelly's wife Danielle to gain approval of the sign and secure its location alongside the southbound Hollywood (US 101) Freeway in downtown Los Angeles, adjacent to the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
This is the first time an LAFD member has been so honored, and is a fitting tribute to a fearless public servant who was smart, ambitious and caring. As travelers enter or pass the Los Angeles civic center, they will be perpetually reminded that our City is at all times protected by a workforce that aspires to be #KellyWongStrong
