Gov. Polis, Colorado Communities Come Together in Day of Remembrance for Coloradans Lost to COVID-19

DENVER - Gov. Jared Polis, individuals, and communities across Colorado are coming together this Friday evening at 7 PM MT to honor and remember the more than 1,000 Coloradans that we have lost to COVID-19. Friday, May 15 is also Peace Officers Memorial Day, which the state will commemorate by lowering flags to half staff and we encourage Coloradans across our state to commemorate as well.

“This global pandemic has cost 300,000 lives across the world and over 1,000 in Colorado alone. Too many Coloradans have lost family members and friends to this deadly virus, and we honor and celebrate their lives especially because many victims couldn’t have proper in-person funerals, remembrances, and wakes,” said Governor Jared Polis. “This is a challenging moment for many of our friends and neighbors and to those Coloradans who are struggling: you are not alone and we are all in this together. We still have work to do to stop the spread of this virus and can defeat this virus by staying home as much as possible, wearing facial masks when in public, and washing our hands regularly. Together we can avoid burying and remembering more Coloradans far too early.”

Coloradans can participate by wearing a protective face covering or masks for a minute of silence to display their effort to do their part to save lives at 7:00 p.m. They can also post on social media to raise awareness about the remembrance event.

To recognize the Day of Remembrance, the State Capitol, along with cities, counties and other organizations, will be turning their lights red at 7:00 p.m. to honor those who have passed. The state is encouraging buildings and businesses across the state to turn their lights red at 7:00 p.m. and for police and fire departments to turn their lights on at 7:00 p.m. for one minute. Additionally, cities may consider creating a Proclamation to commemorate this event.

At the time of this release, the following cities, counties have confirmed that they will participate:

City and County of Broomfield	City of Lone Tree	Town of Kersey
City and County of Denver	City of Louisville	Town of Lyons
City of Alamosa	City of Loveland	Town of Mancos
City of Arvada	City of Manitou Springs	Town of Monument
City of Aurora	City of Northglenn	Town of Morrison
City of Boulder	City of Pueblo	Town of Mountain Village
City of Burlington	City of Sheridan	Town of Mt. Crested Butte
City of Castle Pines	City of Thornton	Town of Nederland
City of Centennial	City of Victor	Town of Oak Creek
City of Colorado Springs	City of Westminster	Town of Pagosa Springs
City of Commerce City	City of Wheat Ridge	Town of Palisade
City of Craig	City of Woodland Park	Town of Paonia
City of Dacono	City of Yuma	Town of Parachute
City of Durango	Commerce City	Town of Parker
City of Edgewater	Town of Avon	Town of Rangely
City of Englewood	Town of Bennett	Town of Red Cliff
City of Federal Heights	Town of Blue River	Town of Severance
City of Fort Collins	Town of Breckenridge	Town of Silverthorne
City of Fort Morgan	Town of Carbondale	Town of Silverton
City of Fountain	Town of Crested Butte	Town of Telluride
City of Fruita	Town of Dillon	Town of Vail
City of Glendale	Town of Dolores	Adams County
City of Glenwood Springs	Town of Elizabeth	Boulder County
City of Grand Junction	Town of Estes Park	Douglas County
City of Greeley	Town of Frederick	Elbert County
City of Greenwood Village	Town of Frisco	Lake County
City of Gunnison	Town of Garden City	Las Animas County
City of La Junta	Town of Granby	Park County
City of Lafayette	Town of Grand Lake	Pueblo County
City of Lakewood	Town of Green Mountain Falls	Summit County
City of Lamar	Town of Gypsum
City of Littleton	Town of Keenesburg

The following sports organizations have confirmed that they will participate:

Kroenke Sports & Entertainment

at the Pepsi Center

Empower Field

at Mile High

Colorado Rockies

at Coors Field

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