Crossposted from Metro Matters

A loyal friend. A kind and thoughtful operator. A devoted husband.

Metro Operator Shawn Yim was all these things and more. Yim, 59, was killed in the line of duty on Dec. 18.

Thousands of Metro and other King County employees, staff from transit agencies around the Northwest and Canada, dignitaries and members of the public participated in a citywide procession and attended the memorial service that followed. It was hosted by Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 587 at the Lumen Field WAMU Theater. Read more.