For those unable to take part in the events surrounding Anthony Rose returning, here is a short video from the Waukegan Regional Airport Wednesday evening.
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Anthony Rose, a member of the Granite Mountain Hotshots who died on the Yarnell Fire June 30th returned home Wednesday evening.
Larry Shapiro photo
Tim Olk photo
Larry Shapiro photo
His ashes arrived at the Waukegan Regional Airport aboard a plane accompanied by a member of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, two US Forestry officers, and members of the Phoenix Fire Department honor guard.
Tim Olk photo
Larry Shapiro photo
Tim Olk photo
In a solemn ceremony attended by several hundred local firefighters, members of the Axemen Motorcycle Club, local police, and many citizens, his ashes were presented to his family along with a flag that was used during the memorial in Phoenix.
Larry Shapiro photo
Tim Olk photo
A procession of police, motorcycles and fire trucks lead a limousine with Anthony’s family to the funeral home in nearby Zion.
More images can be viewed HERE and HERE.
More on the services and honoring of Anthony Rose in an article from the Daily Herald:
The remains of one of the 19 firefighters killed in Arizona last month are being returned to his family in Beach Park.
Chief Paul Tierney of the Beach Park Fire Department says the cremated remains of Anthony Rose will be flown into Waukegan Regional Airport on Wednesday afternoon. He says family of the 23-year-old firefighter now live in Beach Park. The fire chief says the urn containing Rose’s remains will be given to his mother. Rose was raised in Wisconsin.
