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Oso mudslide 9th year memorial set for Wednesday

Published 1:30 am Sunday, March 19, 2023

By Kayla J. Dunn

People walk down through a row of trees planted in remembrance of those lost in the Oso Mudslide on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 in Oso, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
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People walk down through a row of trees planted in remembrance of those lost in the Oso Mudslide on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 in Oso, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
People walk down through a row of trees planted in remembrance of those lost in the Oso Mudslide on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in Oso, Washington. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)
A cross is decorated with flowers in dedication of mudslide victims at the Oso Community Chapel Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2014, in Oso, Washington.

OSO — March 22 marks the ninth anniversary of the Oso mudslide, and the public is invited to attend this year’s remembrance ceremony.

In 2014, a rain-saturated hill gave way, displacing tons of rock and debris, killing 43 people. It was the deadliest slide in U.S. history. To honor the victims, family members will speak, read their names and offer prayers at Wednesday’s 10 a.m. ceremony.

Attendees can park in one of three designated lots at Steelhead Drive from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. A shuttle will transport people to the ceremony. Tents, warm beverages and cookies will be available courtesy of Snohomish County Parks. A sound system, tables and chairs will be set up courtesy of the Oso Fire Department.

The ceremony is expected to last about an hour. There will be a brief update on the permanent memorial and its future funding. Chaplain Joel Johnson will lead prayer and South County Fire’s honor guard bagpipers will perform Amazing Grace.

Kayla J. Dunn: 425-339-3449; kayla.dunn@heraldnet.com; Twitter: @KaylaJ_Dunn.

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