An emotional balloon release took place outside a Pullman high school Friday as family, friends and community members remembered a dedicated public servant who lost his life.
"The only time I had to come here was graduation, and he did well," said John Pelt, the father of Chicago Firefighter Jermaine Pelt.- the neighborhood he grew up in.
On Good Friday, the firefighter's body was transported from the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office to Blake and Lamb Funeral Home, where services will be held next week for the father of two."Jermaine has made me a very proud father," John Pelt said.The body of Lt. Jan Tchoryk was brought to St. Joseph the Betrothed Ukrainian Catholic Church Friday, where he'll be remembered at services in the coming days.
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