'He will never be forgotten'

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Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Aaron Beesley was honored Wednesday in front of the Utah Legislature. Beesley's widow, Kristie Beesley, is at left holding her son Derek, 5, whose twin brother, Preston, is at far left. Aaron's brother Arik, also a UHP trooper, holds his son Boston, 1, alongside his daughter Afton, 9, and his wife, Julianne, far right.