Photo courtesy of Fox 5 in Phoenix, AZ.

Friends and associates of slain social worker Gabe Zimmerman held a six-mile hike on South Mountain near Phoenix, Ariz. in his memory, according to this Fox 5 article and video clip.

Gabe Zimmerman

Zimmerman, an aide to Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and a member of the National Association of Social Workers Arizona Chapter, was killed in a mass shooting a year ago that left the congresswoman injured. He was an avid outsdoorsman and his friends thought a hike was an ideal way to honor his memory.

“Gabe was really one of the best people I knew,” state Rep. Katie Hobbs said.

To read the National Association of Social Workers’ Jan. 10, 2011 press release concerning Zimmerman’s death click here.