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Salt Lake Tribune photos of the month for October 2017

(Chris Detrick | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pallbearers carry the casket of Vasilios Priskos during his funeral service at the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Salt Lake City Saturday, October 14, 2017. Vasilios Priskos, an immigrant who helped shape the development of downtown Salt Lake City through his extensive real estate holdings, died Monday after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 53.

These are some of the best images from October taken by Salt Lake Tribune photographers.

October brought Utah a change in the weather with cooler days and the playoffs season for high school sports. A famous Salt Lake Restaurant installed a statue of its moniker. Celebrations were held throughout the Salt Lake Valley with the approach of Halloween and Day of the Dead.

Late in the month there was a fatal shooting near the University of Utah that left one student dead. A settlement agreement was reached in the infamous arrest of a U. hospital nurse. And well-known Salt Lake developer Vasilios Priskos passed away, drawing a large crowd to mourn.

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