When Richard Monfort was 21 years old, his fighter plane was shot down over France during WWII. Despite their actions, the Monfort family of Greeley wasn’t able to bring his body back to Linn Grove Cemetery to be buried in the family plot.
Families join us in placing wreaths each year to Honor and Remember those who served
Then, Richard’s brother, Ken Monfort, who was a junior at CSU, flew to France in the summer with his roommate, and got on bicycles to search the huge cemetery until they found Richard’s grave. His grave is now at Linn Grove.
By the way, Kenny’s roommate who went to France with him was Roy Romer, who would one day be Governor of Colorado. Kenny’s sons, and Richard’s nephews, Richard and Charlie Monfort, are the owners of the Colorado Rockies.
Richard Monfort’s grave is one of the thousands of veteran graves at Linn Grove Cemetery in Greeley.
Every year since 2014 “Wreaths Across America at Linn Grove” fund-raise for donations for an evergreen wreath to be placed on Veteran’s graves during the holiday season.
On Saturday, Dec. 16th at 10 a.m. “Wreaths Across America at Linn Grove” will place wreaths on Veterans’ graves at Soldier’s Field and throughout the cemetery to remember and to honor those veterans for their service. Volunteers are needed to help with placing the wreaths.
Please consider sponsoring a fresh evergreen wreath to be placed on a Veteran’s grave at Linn Grove.
Make checks payable to: Wreaths Across America, P.O. Box 336172, Greeley, CO 80633. Online: www.wreathsacrossamerica.org Checks can be dropped of at Off at Ace Hardware, 1722 9th St., Greeley.
Chris, her husband Bill and Linda and Mike Peters have coordinated “Wreaths Across America at Linn Grove” since 2014. They have worked with groups in the community such as Northeastern Colorado Heritage League, Centennial State Chapter of the DAR, The Exchange Club of Greeley, Young Marines, Northridge MCJROTC, Weld County Veterans Memorial and Veterans organizations and many more community organizations and volunteers.