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On-duty CFD members salute Captain Darryl Moore as his body arrives at the Medical Examiner’s office The Captain joined CFD in the mid eighties. – at Cook County Medical Examiner
Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com:
Chicago Fire Captain Darryl Moore, 55, off-duty and attending an end-of-summer boat party was attending a party at Jackson Park Harbor in the 6500-block of South Richards Drive. Moore stepped onto the pier for a moment, his friends thought he would be right back. When he never returned, they became worried.
The Coast Guard, Chicago Police Marine Unit, and fire department searched for him in the water and recovered his body early Monday morning. A procession transported him to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office where on-duty Chicago Fire Department members saluted his body. It appears Moore died from an apparent drowning. An autopsy will be conducted Monday.
Darryl Moore was the captain of Truck 40 at a firehouse in Beverly. His colleagues said after more than 30 years on the job, he was looking forward to retirement. His presence and outgoing personality will be missed.
Moore leaves behind a wife and three adult children. He was getting ready to retire in November.
