Highlands Ranch post office named after Deputy Zack Parrish
HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colo. — On Monday, a Highlands Ranch post office was named after a Douglas County deputy killed in the line of duty. The post office at the corner of South University Boulevard and South Quebec Street is now officially “The Deputy Sheriff Zackari Spurlock Parrish III Post Office Building.”
It takes an act of Congress to name a post office after someone. Former Congressman Mike Coffman first introduced the legislation in May 2018. It passed the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. President Donald Trump signed it into law in December. “The United States Post Office has got to be proud to have this facility named on behalf of Zack Parrish,” Coffman said. Parrish joins people like Bob Hope, Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra and Walt Disney in having a post office named after him.
“If the loss of Zack in my life means multiple first responders and their families can get to know the Jesus that saved my life, then there is purpose in it. And I can withhold this pain and know that there is beauty coming from these ashes and I see it daily,” Gracie Parrish said.