Excerpts from the ChicagoTribune.com:

Several hundred firefighters gathered Saturday morning for thefuneral of 38-year-old Michael Adamovich who worked for the Aurora Fire Department for six years when he died May 8 unexpectedly at his Yorkville home.

He was born Oct. 4, 1977, in Naperville. Before joining the Aurora department, he worked as a firefighter in Elburn from 2003 to 2010.

Aurora firefighters stood in solemn salute outside of the Daleiden Funeral Home as pallbearers carried his American flag-draped casket to a 1921 Stutz fire engine covered in blue bunting.

” … we are here for one of our own. Firefighter Adamovich was a young man with a wife and two young children. He was a great guy to work with.” Lt. John Nolan said

The service included a chaplain’s prayer, a message to his family, and the traditional ringing of the bell, signifying that a firefighter has returned home for the final time: “And so, to those who have unselfishly devoted their life for the good of their fellow man, their tasks completed, and their duties well done. To our comrades, their last alarm. They are going home.”

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Excerpts from the DailyHerald.com:

The Aurora Fire Department is mourning the loss of one of its own. Firefighter/Paramedic Michael Adamovich, 38, a six-year veteran of the department, died unexpectedly in his Yorkville home early Sunday, city officials said.

“We are deeply saddened by the sudden and unexpected loss of one of our brothers,” Chief Gary Krienitz said in a statement. “We are a family here at the Aurora Fire Department, and we will do our best to support his family during this tragic time.”

Adamovich, who was originally from Naperville, previously worked as a firefighter in Elburn from 2003 to 2010. As an Aurora firefighter, he was recently assigned to work out of Engine 10 on the city’s west side.

Adamovich’s cause of death is unknown, Krienitz said, but more information will be gathered over the next few days. An autopsy at the Kendall County Coroner’s Office is pending.

Adamovich is survived by his wife, Rachel, and his two sons, Nathan, 10, and Colin, 8. Service arrangements are pending.

“He was a great firefighter and paramedic and a great man,” Krienitz said. “Mike will truly be missed.”

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