To: PFFM Executive Board, PFFM Locals, PFFM Members
From: Bob McCarthy, President
A bus or buses will be leaving Florian Hall, 55 Hallet St., Boston, MA, at approximately 6:00 AM on Friday Morning July 30, 2010 for Bridgeport CT, to attend the two funerals of our departed heroes of the Bridgeport Local and will be returning Friday Evening. If we have enough participate we will hire a bus. If you are planning to attend please email me at pres@pffm.org and or email Brother Ralph Dowling Local 718 (Ralph@local718.org) and or call the Executive Secretary of Local 718; Pat at Florian hall; phone number 617-288-2100, and leave your name , local, phone number and or email as soon as possible.
Any questions; you mail email me @ pres@pffm.org
Monitor web pages; www.pffm.org and www.local718.org
Wake and Funeral Arrangements
The viewing for Brother Velasquez will be held on Thursday, July 29, 2010 from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. at Klein Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06605; (203) 337-6195.
The viewing for Brother Baik will be held on Thursday, July 29, 2010 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White Plains Road, Trumbull, Connecticut 06611; (203) 373-1013.
The funeral service for Brother Velasquez will be held on Friday, July 30 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Augustine Cathedral, 359 Washington Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604, (203) 368-6777.
The funeral service for Brother Baik will be held on Friday, July 30 at 2:00 p.m. at St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church, 5458 Park Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604, (203) 372-9767.
A Collation honoring both our Brothers will be held on Friday, July 30, 2010 at the conclusion of the services at the Arena at Harbor Yard, 600 Main Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Local 834 and Bridgeport Fire Department have established a fund to support the families of the two fallen fire fighters. Donations to the "Bridgeport Fallen Firefighters Fund" can be made through the Bridgeport Fire Department Employees Federal Credit Union at 3115 Madison Ave., Bridgeport CT 06606, Attn: Bridgeport Fallen Firefighters Fund. The credit union can be reached at (203) 374-8120 or 1-800-242-8120. Other expressions of sympathy or condolences can be sent to Local 834 at 30 Congress Street, Bridgeport, CT 06604 or emailed to bfdlocal834@aol.com<mailto:bfdlocal834@aol.com>.
The Holiday Inn Bridgeport, CT is the host hotel if you are staying overnight.
The Connecticut Fire Fighters Pipes and Drums will be the ONLY band.
Reception for uniformed personnel will follow at Harbor Yard.
Gravesite services/burial for both firefighters is strictly PRIVATE.
STAGING: All visiting fire service personnel are asked to park at Steelepointe (Stratford Avenue / Pembroke Avenue) I-95 Southbound to exit 28, I-95 northbound to exit 29. ALL UNIFORMED PERSONNEL are asked to park here and be bussed to 1st Church, then 2nd Church and then onto the Reception at Harbor Yard. There is no parking available at either church. Shuttles will run between the venues all day as well as from Harbor Yard back to Steelepointe. Busses start shuttling to Church at 0700 hrs.
NO Fire apparatus, no outside Pipe and Drum Bands.
Light refreshments and porta-potties available at both church locations.
The Statewide Fire Plan/Guide has been activated for Fire Station coverage within the City of Bridgeport on Friday, July 30, 2010 for the operational period of 0530 hrs to 1900 hrs. No self-dispatching!
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