John Tries memorial

A memorial for John Tries is planned tonight at Milwaukee's Turner Hall, 1034 N. 4th St.Tries, a former Milwaukee cop who became a member of Gov. Tommy Thompson's cabinet and later was chief of staff to Milwaukee Mayor John Norquist, died on Thursday in Florida.

He went too soon, at age 60, but packed all he could into the time he had. As Norquist said, "He led a full life. He wasn't cheated; he had a lot of fun."

The notice says there will be a gathering at 4:30 p.m., a service at 5:30 p.m., and a reception afterward at Turner Hall. Tries would have called it a party. Obituary.