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2024

UPDATE: Trooper Zachary Fink to Receive Full Line of Duty Death Honors, Memorial Service Set for Monday, February 12, 2024





A fallen hero, never forgotten. Trooper Zachary Fink

~ Live stream available for viewing~

PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA.- Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Zachary “Zach” Fink will be memorialized during a service held at Christ Fellowship Church in Port St. Lucie on Monday, February 12, 2024, at 11:00 am. There will be no graveside service or viewing. After the Memorial Service, there will be a private Law Enforcement escort for Trooper Fink’s family to their respective residences.

The service will be live-streamed and available to watch on the Trooper Zachary Fink FLHSMV Website Memorial Page or by visiting the Christ Fellowship Church website.

Full line-of-duty death honors will be given to Trooper Zachary Fink at the Christ Fellowship Church during the memorial service. The anticipated start time is 11:00 am.

The service is open to the following:

  • Friends, Family of Trooper Fink
  • Law Enforcement, or Law Enforcement Personnel
  • State Agency Personnel
  • Members of the public

Credentialed media are able to attend the service however no cameras will be authorized inside the auditorium and no questions or interviews will be provided.

Media will have designated parking and access to a staging area to record the flyover, conduct interviews or ask related questions of those who have agreed to speak. We ask that participating credentialed media arrive through the east entrance no later than 9:30 a.m. so they can set up in the designated staging areas. However, there will be no media with cameras or recording equipment allowed inside the auditorium as the event will be live-streamed.

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Gifts & Donated Items:

Trooper Zachary Fink Family

C/O Captain Allen Sapp

Florida Highway Patrol

2929 North 25th Street

Fort Pierce, FL 34946

Monetary Contributions:

FHP Advisory Council

Online (Preferred Method): https://www.fhpadvisorycouncil.org/how-to-get-involved

There is a donate link at the bottom of the page. Please indicate “Trooper Zachary Fink” in the “Write a Note” section.

By Mail:

Florida Highway Patrol Advisory Council

P.O. Box 644150

Vero Beach, FL 32964

Memorial Challenge Coin

Please visit link : FHP TROOPER ZACHARY FINK CHALLENGE COIN *PRESALE* – BleedingBlue.info

All proceeds will be given to the Fink Family.

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and our division of the Florida Highway Patrol would like to thank you all for the outpouring of support for the Florida Highway Patrol and the Fink family during this difficult time.

Media Questions in relation to this service can be directed to the following:

Lt. Indiana Miranda, Troop L Public Affairs Officer

E-Mail: IndianaMiranda@FLHSMV.Gov, Phone: (954) 242-3340

Molly Best, Director of Communications

E-Mail: MollyBest@FLHSMV.Gov, Phone: (850) 294-3540

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