Every year, the Davis community holds a free public remembrance and celebration called Music for Natalie. This year the commemoration will be on the first Saturday of April.

This event celebrates the life of Davis Police Officer Natalie Corona, who was killed in the line of duty on Jan. 10, 2019. Corona was shot and killed after investigating a three-car crash near downtown Davis. She graduated from the Sacramento Police Department’s Training Academy the summer prior to her death, but Corona had been with the Davis Police Department since 2016, first as a community services officer.

In the months leading to her untimely death, Corona worked as an unpaid volunteer after the department ran out of funding for her paid position. She was also a graduate of Woodland Community College, studying the administration of justice. She was a native of Arbuckle, graduating from Pierce High School in 2014.

The event is also geared toward raising awareness for the Officer Natalie Corona Odd Fellows Memorial Scholarship, awarding between $1,000 and $2,000 annually to graduating high school seniors from Davis High School and Pierce High School in Arbuckle who are going into careers in law enforcement or first responders.

Three bands, along with food and beverage vendors, are event partners joining this year’s festivities. This lively celebration honoring a local hero begins at noon on April 5 in the parking lot of Lyon Real Estate at 415 2nd St., with an outdoor stage next to the Odd Fellows Lodge. The community gathering will wrap up at 5 p.m.

The event is free and open to all ages with live music, food trucks, and a beer garden. Event details and scholarship applications can be found at davislodge.org under the ‘Programs’ tab.

Information about the program, scholarship applications and a donation portal can be reached at https://www.davislodge.org/officer-natalie-corona-odd-fellows-memorial-scholarship/.