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MSP troopers remember Paul Butterfield
Chaplain John Hansen, retired from MSP, speaks.
Memorial service marks 10th anniversary of Trooper Butterfield murder
Photos by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief
FREE SOIL TOWNSHIP — A memorial service Saturday marked the 10th anniversary of Michigan State Police Trooper Paul Butterfield’s death. On Sept. 9, 2013, Butterfield was patrolling North Custer Road when he pulled over a pickup truck. The driver of that truck, a 19-year-old Irons man, shot and killed 42-year-old Butterfield.
Each year since, a service is held at the site of the shooting, between Townline and Freeman roads. A roadside monument pays tribute to Butterfield, who was a resident of Grant Township and a U.S. Army veteran.
Mason County Sheriff Marine Patrol Deputy Dale Goodrich watches the ceremony. Goodrich is a retired MSP trooper and was Butterfield’s partner.
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