NEWS
Road into Frisco Commons now named Cpl. Peter J. Courcy Circle
9:30 am on May 8, 2013
By Valerie Wigglesworth
The Frisco City Council unanimously approved naming the entrance road to Frisco Commons park after U.S Army CPL. Peter J. Courcy, who died fighting for his country.
Courcy, a Frisco High School graduate, was killed in February 2009 at age 22 after his Humvee was rammed by a car packed with explosives. His death came just weeks before he was to end his yearlong tour of duty in Afghanistan. Courcy earned multiple medals, including the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart, during his service.
Frisco City Council member Tim Nelson brought the idea before the council on Tuesday with the help of the Frisco Veterans Advisory Committee. The council member completed his own yearlong tour in Afghanistan last year and had kept Courcy’s photo in his office there as a reminder of that soldier’s sacrifice.
Nelson said it was fitting to honor Courcy with his name on the road that leads to the Frisco Veterans Memorial as well as Friendship Park and Hope Park, where thousands will see it. Committee members said that they also hope in the future to honor the other five fallen Frisco soldiers who served their country in various wars before being killed in the line of duty. Courcy is only the most recent one.
Mary Bush told the council her son had always wanted to be a soldier in the U.S. Army. He waited two years after his high school graduation to enlist to give her time to accept the idea of him joining the military, she said. “Thank you for honoring not just Peter but other soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice,” she said.
The road is now known as Cpl. Peter J. Courcy Circle.
By Valerie Wigglesworth
The Frisco City Council unanimously approved naming the entrance road to Frisco Commons park after U.S Army CPL. Peter J. Courcy, who died fighting for his country.
Courcy, a Frisco High School graduate, was killed in February 2009 at age 22 after his Humvee was rammed by a car packed with explosives. His death came just weeks before he was to end his yearlong tour of duty in Afghanistan. Courcy earned multiple medals, including the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart, during his service.
Frisco City Council member Tim Nelson brought the idea before the council on Tuesday with the help of the Frisco Veterans Advisory Committee. The council member completed his own yearlong tour in Afghanistan last year and had kept Courcy’s photo in his office there as a reminder of that soldier’s sacrifice.
Nelson said it was fitting to honor Courcy with his name on the road that leads to the Frisco Veterans Memorial as well as Friendship Park and Hope Park, where thousands will see it. Committee members said that they also hope in the future to honor the other five fallen Frisco soldiers who served their country in various wars before being killed in the line of duty. Courcy is only the most recent one.
Mary Bush told the council her son had always wanted to be a soldier in the U.S. Army. He waited two years after his high school graduation to enlist to give her time to accept the idea of him joining the military, she said. “Thank you for honoring not just Peter but other soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice,” she said.
The road is now known as Cpl. Peter J. Courcy Circle.