La Toscana Village near Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
The Tucson Tragedy
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, January 9, 2012
1. The Tucson Tragedy Marker
January 8, 2011
The Tucson Tragedy - - -
we shall never forget
Erected 2012 by Safeway.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1781.
Location. 32° 20.164′ N, 110° 58.505′ W. Marker is near Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County. It is in La Toscana Village. Marker is on a large boulder just to the left of the Safeway entrance, at the Casa Adobes shopping center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 7110 North Oracle Road, Tucson AZ 85704, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Tucson (approx. 2.7 miles away); Rillito Race Track (approx. 3.4 miles away); St. Philip's in the Hills (approx. 3.8 miles away); DeGrazia Gallery In the Sun (approx. 5 miles away); The Tucson Plant Materials Center (approx. 5.1 miles away); The Settlers of Binghampton, Arizona (approx. 5.8 miles away); Cannon-Douglass Residence (approx. 7 miles away); George E. P. Smith Residence (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tucson.
Regarding The Tucson Tragedy. Safeway kept the memorial rather simple with six surrounding rocks representing
this page online
Also see . . . 2011 Tucson Shooting - Wikipedia. A detailed account of the incident:
On January 8, 2011, U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords and eighteen other people were shot during a public meeting held in a supermarket parking lot in Casas Adobes, near Tucson, Arizona. Six of those shot died, including Arizona District Court Chief Judge John Roll, one of Rep. Giffords' staffers, and a nine-year-old child. (Submitted on January 9, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona.)
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, January 9, 2012
2. The Tucson Tragedy Marker
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, January 9, 2012
3. The Tucson Tragedy Marker
Marker is on large boulder at the left side of photo.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, January 9, 2012
4. The Tucson Tragedy Marker
Marker is at the left in photo.
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, January 9, 2012
5. Roadside Shrine for those killed in The Tucson Tragedy.
Roadside shrine is 300 feet north of the marker on the north side of Ina Road.
Six people that were killed in the attack:
Dorwan Stoddard, 76, retired construction worker.
John Roll, 63, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for Arizona.
Gabriel "Gabe" Zimmerman, 30, community outreach director for Giffords.
Phyllis Schneck, 79, homemaker from Tucson.
Christina-Taylor Green, 9, of Tucson.
Dorothy "Dot" Morris, 76, a retired secretary from Oro Valley.
Six people that were killed in the attack:
Dorwan Stoddard, 76, retired construction worker.
John Roll, 63, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for Arizona.
Gabriel "Gabe" Zimmerman, 30, community outreach director for Giffords.
Phyllis Schneck, 79, homemaker from Tucson.
Christina-Taylor Green, 9, of Tucson.
Dorothy "Dot" Morris, 76, a retired secretary from Oro Valley.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,693 times since then and 63 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 9, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
