Pinal Today

A memorial service was held Dec. 30 for Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb's son, Cooper, who was killed along with his fiancé, Caroline Patten, and Patten's Daughter, 11-month-old Elaine, all of whom were killed in an accident with an alleged drunk driver.

"I hope the family of the driver is listening because we're not angry," Lamb said later. "It was an accident. Our son went through something similar, and we don't feel any anger or resentment."

Lamb and his family said their last goodbyes to the three, who were killed Dec. 16 when a truck driven by 21-year-old Brian Torres, struck Patten's car, killing everyone in it. Torres was detained on suspicion of intoxication, according to a story by KPNX.

During the service, loved ones shared stories and memories of Cooper Lamb, and his family.

"Caroline, I love you forever," said one family member through tears according to 12News. "I'm so proud of you."

Janel Lamb also spoke of her son's love for his family.

"His greatest love was Caroline and Elaine," she said. "Cooper was one of the most caring people, always wanting to comfort people."

Mark Lamb noted that both Cooper and Caroline had suffered from fentanyl addiction and overcome it and said he was proud of his son.

"I hope people remember him as the caring person that he was. I think that he's had some challenges, and people labeled him as something he wasn't. It destroyed him," Lamb said. "To know that he had hurt somebody, and he paid the price for that, and every day he thought about it. But he did what he could to fix his own life and to try and help other people come out of it. We're proud of the man that he was and how he fought. Addiction to Fentanyl isn't easy, and a lot of families out there are struggling with it. Both Cooper and Caroline were both success stories of overcoming that, and our granddaughter was a gift from God to be able to get them over the finish line."

Janel Lamb added that the service was a joint effort. "Our two families have pulled together to honor these kids today," she said. “It does comfort us to know they’re together.”

"We're still in shock from losing them," Mark Lamb added.