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Memorial services will be held over the next three days for the three people killed in last week’s .

Police say 57-year-old Robert Dear Jr. opened fire at the clinic and then shot at officers who responded.

Campus police Officer Garret Swasey was killed, as were Ke’Arre Stewart and Jennifer Markovsky, both of whom had accompanied friends to the clinic. Nine other people, including five police officers, were injured.

A public visitation Stewart, a will be held Thursday at Angelus Chapel Funeral Directors at 1104 South Circle Drive between 4 and 8 p.m.

He will be interred at Oakwood Cemetery in Waco, Texas, his hometown.

Stewart, a married father of two girls, served in the military and won several decorations. He was discharged from the Army in 2013 after last being stationed at Fort Carson, military records released Monday show.

The Thursday service will be the only public remembrance of Stewart in Colorado.

Memorial services for Swasey will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at New Life Church’s north campus. There will also be a public viewing on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Swan-Law Funeral Directors, 501 N. Cascade Ave. in Colorado Springs.

A private burial for the fallen officer will take place at Evergreen Cemetery for family, friends and fellow police officers.

The 44-year-old had been an officer at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs for six years. He had a previous career as a champion ice dancer. He is survived by his wife, an 11-year-old son and a 6-year-old daughter.

will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Holy Theophany Orthodox Church, 2770 N. Chestnut in Colorado Springs, followed by visitation until 9 p.m. Her funeral is at 10 a.m. Saturday.

The 35-year-old was from Hawaii and moved to Colorado with her husband, who was stationed here with the military. She leaves a young son and daughter.

On Wednesday, the Pikes Peak Community Foundation announced an emergency relief fund has been created to support community-wide healing efforts in the aftermath of the shootings.

The initiative will provide financial resources to local nonprofits and agencies, including first responders, working to meet future recovery needs, organizers say.

Tax-deductible donations for the fund can be made online at or sent by mail to the Pikes Peak Community Foundation at 730 N. Nevada Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80903.

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