Passed away September 13 , 1999. Buried at Redwood Memorial Estates, 6500 South Redwood Road, Taylorsville, Utah, in the Garden of Tranquility Lot #124 grave B2.
Author(s): The Salt Lake Tribune Date: September 15, 1999 Page: A9 Section: Utah
Mary Patrica Heeb Tourigny, 42, passed away Monday, September 13, 1999. She was born May 6, 1957 in Norfolk, VA, the daughter of Frances Jack and Judith Heeb. She married George Tourigny on September 27, 1986 in Salt Lake City. Mary was a member of the Catholic Church.
She enjoyed playing Bingo and especially loved driving truck.
Mary is survived by her husband, George; children, Brittany Hill; Kirstin and Ricky Tourigny; sisters, Debbie and Shelly; brother, Todd.
Funeral Services will be conducted on Friday, September 17, 1999 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 1058 West 400 So. Friends may call Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. with a 7:30 p.m.Vigil at Redwood Memorial Estates, 6500 So. Redwood Road. Services are under the direction of Memorial Estates Mortuary.
Head-On Collision Kills Two Women In W. Valley Road-Construction Area
Investigating officers say that gravel in area may be factor in crash
KELLY KENNEDY THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
West Valley investigators suspect road construction was a major factor in a head-on collision that ended in two deaths Monday morning. Melody Arlt, 31, of West Jordan was driving a Ford north on state Road 111 (8400 West) near 5000 South where the paved surfacing turned into gravel,
Sandquist said. She lost control of her vehicle, slid through the median into oncoming traffic, hit an Oldsmobile head-on, then spun off the road, West Valley police Lt. Lance Call said. As her vehicle was spinning, Arlt flew out the back window of her vehicle.
Arlt and the driver of the other vehicle, Mary Tourigny, 42, of Sandy, died instantly in the 6:15 a.m. accident. Neither woman was wearing a seat belt.
"We don't know if [Arlt] was going too fast to correct it, or if she overcorrected or if she just panicked," Sandquist said. "We don't think [Tourigny] even knew she was coming her way. There aren't any skid marks from her vehicle."
Granite Construction Co. workers spread a layer of black top on state Road 111, then covered it with gravel, Sandquist said. After the gravel is packed down, the workers will coat it again with a sealer. The posted speed limit in that area is normally 60 mph, but after construction began Sunday, it was lowered to 40 mph.
"Speed was a factor," West Valley police Lt. Steve Sandquist said. "But I can tell you there was a lot of gravel. Had she been doing 40 mph, I don't know if it would have mattered."
Sandquist said investigators inspected the construction site, as well as Arlt's speed and posted signs. They will use this information to help determine the cause of the accident.
Sandquist said he has never seen a gravel-related accident before, though he has seen cases of people driving into big holes caused by construction.
"Obviously, those signs are there for a reason," he said.
Maile Hutchings (Evans)
THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
Mary Patrica Heeb Tourigny
Author(s): The Salt Lake Tribune Date: September 15, 1999 Page: A9 Section: Utah
Mary Patrica Heeb Tourigny, 42, passed away Monday, September 13, 1999. She was born May 6, 1957 in Norfolk, VA, the daughter of Frances Jack and Judith Heeb. She married George Tourigny on September 27, 1986 in Salt Lake City. Mary was a member of the Catholic Church.
She enjoyed playing Bingo and especially loved driving truck.
Mary is survived by her husband, George; children, Brittany Hill; Kirstin and Ricky Tourigny; sisters, Debbie and Shelly; brother, Todd.
Funeral Services will be conducted on Friday, September 17, 1999 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 1058 West 400 So. Friends may call Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. with a 7:30 p.m.Vigil at Redwood Memorial Estates, 6500 So. Redwood Road. Services are under the direction of Memorial Estates Mortuary.
Salt Lake County
Utah, USA
Family links:
Parents:
Judy Thompson (1937 - 2013)
Spouse:
George Richard Tourigny (1962 - 2014)*
Redwood Memorial Cemetery
West Jordan
Salt Lake County
Maile Hutchings (Evans)
Head-On Collision Kills Two Women In W. Valley Road-Construction Area
Investigating officers say that gravel in area may be factor in crash
KELLY KENNEDY THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE
West Valley investigators suspect road construction was a major factor in a head-on collision that ended in two deaths Monday morning. Melody Arlt, 31, of West Jordan was driving a Ford north on state Road 111 (8400 West) near 5000 South where the paved surfacing turned into gravel,
Sandquist said. She lost control of her vehicle, slid through the median into oncoming traffic, hit an Oldsmobile head-on, then spun off the road, West Valley police Lt. Lance Call said. As her vehicle was spinning, Arlt flew out the back window of her vehicle.
Arlt and the driver of the other vehicle, Mary Tourigny, 42, of Sandy, died instantly in the 6:15 a.m. accident. Neither woman was wearing a seat belt.
"We don't know if [Arlt] was going too fast to correct it, or if she overcorrected or if she just panicked," Sandquist said. "We don't think [Tourigny] even knew she was coming her way. There aren't any skid marks from her vehicle."
Granite Construction Co. workers spread a layer of black top on state Road 111, then covered it with gravel, Sandquist said. After the gravel is packed down, the workers will coat it again with a sealer. The posted speed limit in that area is normally 60 mph, but after construction began Sunday, it was lowered to 40 mph.
"Speed was a factor," West Valley police Lt. Steve Sandquist said. "But I can tell you there was a lot of gravel. Had she been doing 40 mph, I don't know if it would have mattered."
Sandquist said investigators inspected the construction site, as well as Arlt's speed and posted signs. They will use this information to help determine the cause of the accident.
Sandquist said he has never seen a gravel-related accident before, though he has seen cases of people driving into big holes caused by construction.
"Obviously, those signs are there for a reason," he said.