ORLANDO, Fla. — During a memorial service held for Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Tracy Vickers Thursday morning, family members and co-workers described him as a leader, friend and mentor.
Vickers died in a crash last Friday when his patrol car slammed into a construction truck on State Road 408.
Vickers' fiancee said he changed her life forever.
"Everything he did, everything he was changed me. He taught me what it means to love and to be loved in return. He showed me that I was deserving of love. Through his actions, both big and little, he made sure to show how much he cared," she said.
Vickers served as a trooper for four years and previously served in the U.S. Navy, officials said.
He served as a field training officer and on FHP's Quick Response Force, FHP Col. Gene Spaulding said in a news conference last week.
"He was a mentor," he said.
The service was held at First Baptist Church of Orlando.
Vickers was laid to rest at Woodlawn Cemetery in Gotha.
Watch the memorial service and funeral procession below:
WATCH LIVE: Funeral for FHP trooper killed in crash on SR 408 in OrlandoWATCH LIVE: Funeral for FHP Trooper Tracy Vickers, who died in a crash on State Road 408 in Orlando. Read: at.wftv.com/2LHs1vs
Posted by WFTV Channel 9 on Thursday, October 3, 2019
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