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Thousands Mourn Fallen L.A. Firefighter
MyFoxLA ^
| Feb. 25, 2011
| Bob DeCastro
Posted on 02/25/2011 12:55:37 PM PST by La Enchiladita
Los Angeles - Thousands of mourners gathered today for a funeral at the downtown Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels to remember Los Angeles firefighter Glenn Allen, who was killed battling a blaze in the Hollywood Hills.
"Glenn Allen was a beloved husband, father, brother, and son, a 36-year veteran of the Los Angeles Fire Department, who like his father before him, dedicated his life to the most selfless public service there is -- saving other people who find themselves in harm's way," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said during his eulogy. "He was a giant on the force."
The funeral began at 9:30 a.m. and was preceded by an 8:30 a.m. walking procession of mourners from City Hall to the cathedral.
During the procession, Allen's flag-draped casket was transported aboard a fire truck assigned to Fire Station 97, where he was stationed, and carried into the cathedral by pallbearers accompanied by bagpipers.
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TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: fallenhero; firefighters; firstresponders; glennallen
Allen, 61, was about a year from retirement when a ceiling collapsed on him and five other firefighters during a blaze that broke out late Feb. 16 in a mansion in the 1500 block of North Viewsite Drive. He died last Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, one day before his first grandchild was born [Feb.19]. He had been with the fire department for about 36 1/2 years.
To: La Enchiladita
May you rest in Peace Brother.
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posted on
02/25/2011 1:18:17 PM PST
by
Venturer
To: Wolfstar; EveningStar; BurbankKarl; AngelesCrestHighway; SevenofNine; jazusamo; wtc911; 444Flyer; ..
Maybe I wasn’t the only one who watched the funeral on TV this morning?...
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posted on
02/25/2011 1:57:37 PM PST
by
La Enchiladita
(Remember, Reflect, Renew: 2011, 10 years since 9/11. Never Forget.)
To: La Enchiladita
I did watch on KTLA News LA E
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posted on
02/25/2011 2:07:45 PM PST
by
SevenofNine
("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us ,resistance is futile")
To: La Enchiladita
Firefighter Glenn Allen has answered his last alarm, may he rest in peace.
Prayers for his wife and family.
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posted on
02/25/2011 2:13:27 PM PST
by
jazusamo
(His [Obama's] political base---the young, the left and the thoughtless: Thomas Sowell)
To: SevenofNine
It was quite the fitting ceremony, I think.
Gov. Brown was there but apparently refused to speak when he was announced as next speaker, so Villaraigosa got up?
Did you see that?
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posted on
02/25/2011 2:14:25 PM PST
by
La Enchiladita
(Remember, Reflect, Renew: 2011, 10 years since 9/11. Never Forget.)
To: La Enchiladita
I wasn't able to watch the service. When I heard about this it broke my heart. 36 years of serving the public and answering calls in Los Angeles county says a lot about this man. Prayers up for his family and his fellow brothers. It's very hard on them to lose one of their own.
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posted on
02/25/2011 2:34:13 PM PST
by
444Flyer
("...Rather the scorned- the rejected -the men hemmed in with the spears..." from 'A Consecration')
To: 444Flyer
I could see the firefighters at the service struggling with their emotions. I think it takes a while to sink in too, and they will never forget their colleague.
It is especially poignant that Allen’s first grandson was born the day after he died. God.
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posted on
02/25/2011 2:45:38 PM PST
by
La Enchiladita
(Remember, Reflect, Renew: 2011, 10 years since 9/11. Never Forget.)
To: La Enchiladita
Yeah Tony Villar always showboating all the time LOL!
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posted on
02/25/2011 3:11:16 PM PST
by
SevenofNine
("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us ,resistance is futile")
To: La Enchiladita
Yeah Tony Villar always showboating all the time LOL!
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posted on
02/25/2011 3:11:26 PM PST
by
SevenofNine
("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us ,resistance is futile")
To: La Enchiladita
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posted on
02/25/2011 4:36:03 PM PST
by
Species8472
( Politically motivated science is called propaganda)
To: La Enchiladita
Prayers for his family during this horrible time.
To: SevenofNine
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