‘May She Soar’ – Memorial dedicated to fallen member of Canadian Snowbirds in Kamloops
MemorialKAMLOOPS – Fulton Field Park in Kamloops officially opened with a dedication ceremony to honour Royal Canadian Air Force Captain Jenn Casey. Casey tragically lost her life when a Snowbird plane lost power flying over Kamloops and crashed in May of 2020. Military personnel, local dignitaries, friends and Casey’s family attended the event, taking in the memorial art display — a Royal Canadian Air Force CT-114 Tutor Snowbird consisting of maple leaves.
“It’s hard to put into words,” Casey’s father, Jean-Pierre Thimot, told Pattison Media. “I mean, you see memorials for people all the time. You say, ‘What a special person that was,’ and you don’t know who they are. Now it’s Jenn. To walk up here and see this and know that was for her — it’s amazing. It’s hard to put into words.”
The mosaic is made of stainless steel maple leaves, held together by branches. The piece was created by Kamloops artist Sarah Holliday. The monument is angled as if in flight, pointing to Jenn’s spirit in the sky.
“It was really tear-jerking to just — through them, getting to know Jenn Casey better and just hearing that more personal note about her,” said Holliday. “It makes it even more of an honour to have been the chosen artist to memorialize her.”
