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ADOT spokesman Bill Lamoreaux said there is only one sanctioned memorial on State Route 347. Yet along this stretch of road, there are several more vestiges honoring people who have passed, some whose names we know, others whose names may never be discovered. On the stretch of SR 347 Maricopans travel daily, here are the markers and what we know about them: Jane Askew was an early Maricopan and the namesake of Jane Askew Memorial Park in Rancho El Dorado. Hers is the permanent memorial along SR 347. Askew passed away in 1990. Chandler police detective Sean McKenzie died in an off-duty motorcycle wreck at Riggs Road and SR 347. He worked with the family crimes unit. “He was a good cop who fought for justice for the less fortunate and for those who could not fight for themselves,” said Officer Len Bettendorf at his 2014 memorial. Anthony Valenzuela was 25 in November of 2022 when his motorcycle collided with a Jeep Wrangler at the intersection of SR 347 and Riggs Road. An unnamed motorist was killed the morning of Dec. 22, 2020, when a car slammed the back of a box truck on State Route 347 at Riggs Road. A memorial for Senobio “Dino” Valtierra is marked, but there’s no more information. A memorial for David Naranjo Jr. is marked, but there’s no more information.
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