Excerpts from the nwherald.com:
John Paul Kilanski, a firefighter/paramedic with the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District who died unexpectedly at his home over the weekend, is expected to received full honors for his public service and military experience. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Reserves, where he served as a sergeant overseas during Operation Iraqi Freedom for 435 days in the 300th Military Police Unit.
The visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Willow Funeral Home, 1415 Algonquin Road. At 6 p.m. Sunday, uniformed military personnel and firefighters will hold a walk-through.
The funeral will begin at 11 a.m. Monday, and Kilanski will receive full fire department and military honors, said Kilanski’s brother, James Kilanski.
About 10:15 a.m., John Paul Kilanski’s casket will be loaded onto a fire engine, which will pass by Algonquin fire stations 1 and 3 before arriving at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church, 111 S. Hubbard St. in Algonquin.
A GoFundMe page, www.gofundme.com/honoring-johnpaul-kilanski, has been set up. The community has raised more than $3,000 to help with funeral expenses and his three children.
