Excerpts from 25newsnow.com:
Though their deaths were decades ago, the East Peoria Fire Department honored the memory of four who died in the line of duty, the most recent of which was in 1980.
The ringing of the bells sounded the end of duty for four East Peoria firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice. Every year the East Peoria community wraps their hands around the families of these four men.
Assistant Chief Marvin J. Stein, Captain Armando Ballerini, and firefighters George Cornwell Sr. and William Folmar.
All four men died while protecting their communities.
Now in its 37th year, the stories are their sacrifice are still living in the minds of their families.
