A NOTICE TO ALL BROTHERS AND SISTER IN THIS AREA…Brothers and Sisters:As you know, 19 Prescott firefighters were killed in the line-of duty while battling the Yarnell Hill wildfire in Arizona. One of the deceased firefighters, Anthony Rose, had ties to Illinois and lived in the northern suburbs of Chicago for a couple years before moving to Arizona with his family. His remains are being returned to the Waukegan Regional Airport on Wednesday evening as Illinois will be his final resting place and services are planned for Thursday evening in Zion.
The IAFF has made a request to assemble an honor detail of uniformed personnel at the airport on Wednesday to honor Brother Rose’s service and sacrifice. We also encourage members to attend the services and fire department walk-through
on Thursday evening. Details about each are below.Return of Brother Anthony Rose to Illinois:
Waukegan Regional Airport (map below)
Wednesday, July 10, 2013Fire Department members arrive by 7:30pm
Plane arrival: 8:30pm
Please enter off of York House Road and go north on McAree Road to the Fire Service Entry Gate. There will be a staging officer at the gate to direct you.________________________
Visitation/FD Walk-through for Brother Anthony Rose:Congdon Funeral Home (Phone: 847 746-1234)
3012 Sheridan Rd
Zion, IL 60099Thursday, July 11, 2013
Visitation: 5-9 pm
Fire Department line-up: 6:30pm
Fire Department walk through: 7:00 pm
________________________Waukegan Regional Airport
3550 N McAree Rd, Waukegan, ILCongdon Funeral Home Website
http://www.congdonfuneralhome.com/runtime.php?SiteId=12196&NavigatorId=751897Chicago Sun Times Article about Tony Rose
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news%2Flocal&id=9159892
From the Office of the Illinois Fire Marshal (Facebook)
Firefighter Anthony Rose of the Prescott Fire Department was one of nineteen Firefighters who died in the Line of Duty on June 30, 2013 while battling the Yarnell Hill wildfire in Arizona. The family of Firefighter Rose lives in Beach Park, Illinois and as such he is returning home to Illinois as his final resting place.The remains of Firefighter Rose (along with his Fiancée escorting him) will arrive at Waukegan Regional Airport on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at 20:30 hours. Fire department personnel who wish to take part in the honor detail should be at the airport by 19:30 hours. Enter off of York House Road and go north on McAree Road to the Fire Service Entry Gate. There will be a staging officer at the gate to direct you.
Visitation and services will be Thursday, July 11, 2013 at the Congdon Funeral Home, 3012 Sheridan Road, Zion, Illinois from 17:00 to 21:00 hours. A formal fire department walk-thru will be at 19:00 hours. Fire department personnel will be lined up outside the funeral home by 18:30 hours where there will be a number of staging officers on site.
If you have any questions, please contact Chief Paul Tierney, Beach Park Fire Department, at 847-662-2642, Chief Joe Holomy, IFCA Funeral Committee, at 217-821-9877 (cell), or Jeff Bruno, AFFI Honor Guard, 815-573-1649 (cell).
