9/29/14 - A Hamburg Township police officer killed last week in a motorcycle accident will be laid to rest later this week. Sgt. Jim Sanderson was a 20-year veteran of the Hamburg department. He was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in Genoa Township Friday morning. Police say Sandersonâs motorcycle was hit head-on at about 5:45am as he turned onto Latson Road from Figurski Drive. An impromptu gathering of Sandersonâs friends and law enforcement colleagues was held Sunday morning at the site of the crash, as approximately 50 people gathered on the spot in his memory. A remembrance gathering will be held Wednesday from 1-8pm at the Borek Jennings Funeral Home in Hamburg Township. Services will then follow Thursday morning at 11 at St. Maryâs Catholic Church in Pinckney. Sanderson will be laid to rest at Floral Lawn Memorial Gardens in Battle Creek. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Scholarship Fund for Nick Sanderson, his son. (JK)
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