Team Hill gathers to memorialize Derek, Emily Ramos

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HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah --  Hill AFB is hosting a memorial service today at 11 a.m. at the base chapel for Staff Sgt. Derek Ramos and his wife Emily, who died in a rollover vehicle accident in Bountiful Saturday.

Across the base, flags will also be flown at half-staff "in honor of the life and career of our fallen Airman," said Col. Ron Jolly, 75th Air Base Wing commander. 

The Ramos' families have established the "Derek and Emily Ramos Children Fund" and request that all support for the family be routed through this fund, and that any further toy donations be sent directly to Primary Children's Hospital.

Staff Sgt. Derek Ramos, a pharmacy technician with the 75th Medical Group, and his wife Emily, died at the scene of an off-roading accident in Bountiful, Utah. Their two children survived the accident.

Ramos was 34 years old and worked as the Non-Commissioned Officer-in-Charge of the Satellite Pharmacy, 75th Medical Support Squadron. He joined the Air Force in February 2005 and arrived at Hill Air Force Base in August 2010.

"Sergeant Ramos was an outstanding Airman with a passion for life.  He and Emily were a faithful couple that loved serving others.  Derek and Emily will be terribly missed, but their legacy will live on through their children and in the many lives of the men and women they touched.  Our heartfelt condolences go out to the families during this time," said Lt. Col. Jeffrey Cook, 75th Medical Support Squadron commander.

The accident is under investigation by the Davis County Sherriff's Office.