Highlands Ranch, Colo. — The Postal Service held a dedication ceremony at the Highlands Ranch Post Office on June 17, 2019 in honor of Deputy Zackari Parish, who was killed in the line of duty while responding to a disturbance call. This ceremony renamed the facility located at 9609 South University Boulevard, Littleton, Colorado, as “Deputy Sheriff Zackari Spurlock Parrish, III, Post Office Building.”

Speakers included Congressman Jason Crow, Former Congressman Mike Coffman, Douglas County Sheriff Anthony Spurlock, Postal Inspector in Charge Bill Hedrick and USPS Colorado/Wyoming District Manager Kevin Romero.

On May 15, 2018, then Congressman Mike Coffman introduced House Resolution 5791. Unanimous support from a state’s congressional delegation is required for the movement of naming bills to the floor of the House and Senate and is then signed by the President of the United States to become law.

The Postal Service worked with the office of Congressman Crow, Former Congressman Mike Coffman, Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and the Highlands Ranch community to host the event.

Deputy Zackari Parrish died on Dec. 31, 2017 in a shootout with a man with a rifle at the Cooper Canyon apartment complex in Denver. Four other officers and two civilians were injured in the attack.

Photo:
Parish: United States Postal Service District Manager Kevin Romero presents a replica plaque to Gracie Parrish as former Congressmen Mike Coffman stands by her side. Coffman introduced legislation in 2018 to dedicate the Highlands Ranch Post Office building to Gracie Parrish’s husband Zackari Parrish III, who died Dec. 31, 2017 while serving his duties as deputy for the Douglass County Sheriff’s Office.

The Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.

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