Blaze to honor memory of Justin Skaggs on Saturday

Wednesday March 26, 2008

SALT LAKE CITY – Justin Skaggs Celebration Night will be held on Saturday, March 29 when the Utah Blaze take on the Georgia Force. The team’s third home game of 2008 will be honoring the memory of the man that wore No. 3 for Utah’s first two seasons.

While with the Blaze, Skaggs played in 25 games and recorded 73 receptions for 856 yards and 17 touchdowns. Defensively, he tallied 72.5 total tackles, 1.0 sack and one fumble recovery.

Skaggs’ wife, Tara, and their two children, Jake and Abbie, will be in attendance on Saturday, along with other members of the family. Skaggs passed away on Friday, June 15, 2007, after complications relating to a brain tumor.

Skaggs did something that only 8,000 other people in the United States did last year; he saved lives through organ donation. Today, four people are alive because Skaggs and his family decided to say “yes” to organ donation.

ABOUT THE BLAZE
The Utah Blaze were recipients of the Best Support Staff Award for the 2006 and 2007 seasons as recognized by the Arena Football League. The next home game for the Blaze is slated for March 29th against the Georgia Force at the EnergySolutions Arena. Season Tickets are available by logging onto www.utahblaze.com or by calling (801) 257-3111. The Blaze are owned and operated by the Ken Garff Automotive Group – www.kengarff.com.

ABOUT INTERMOUNTAIN DONOR SERVICES
Intermountain Donor Services is the federally designated, non-profit organ recovery agency that serves Utah. Right now in Utah, over 300 people are waiting for a life-saving transplant. You can save lives too.  Go to YesUtah.org, or call 1-800-833-6667 to sign up today.