Fundraiser For The Family Of Trooper David Shawn Blanton Jr.
August 2, 2008 From 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 
There will be Live Music  and Hot Dog Lunch with $$5.00 donation!
Location Roger Swisher Municipal Building 316 West Bodenhamer Street Kernersville, NC 27284.

Trooper David Shawn Blanton Jr., 24, of the North Carolina Highway Patrol, died on Tuesday, June 17, 2008, when he was shot during a traffic stop on Interstate 40.

Trooper Blanton is the 59th North Carolina state trooper to die in the line of duty. Blanton, a native of Sylva, had served the citizens of North Carolina for two years. He is survived by his wife, Michela, and son, Brendan.