Rodney W. Schreurs Centennial Park

This park keeps the name of a Park City police officer. On the Fourth of July, 1984, Rodney W. Schreurs was directing traffic after the town's fireworks when a speeding car struck and killed him — the second Park City officer to die in the line of duty. His fellow officers, his friends, and his wife and two children dedicated the ground in his memory that same year. In a resort town that fills each summer with visitors and celebration, it stands as a quiet reminder of a life given keeping other people safe.

What the plaque says

On July 4, 1984, Officer Rodney W. Schreurs of the Park City Police Department was directing traffic after the annual 4th of July fireworks display when he was struck and killed by a fast moving automobile. Officer Schreurs was the 2nd Park City officer to die in the line of duty. On behalf of the citizens of Park City, Officer Schreurs' wife and two children, his friends and fellow officers, this park is dedicated in his memory.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Park City — steps away
  Silver built it. Snow saved it.
• Park City Main Street — steps away
  A historic mining town turned world-class ski and film festival destination
• Park City Mountain — 0.6 mi
  The largest ski resort in the United States, grown straight out of a 19th-century silver town.
• Deer Valley — 1.6 mi
  A ski-only luxury resort above Park City, now in the middle of the largest expansion in U.S. ski history.

More markers nearby

• The Claimjumper Hotel — steps away
• The Mortuary — steps away
• Utah Coal & Lumber — steps away
• Elks Lodge — steps away