A lieutenant with the Chicago Fire Department will be laid to rest Wednesday, with several downtown streets closing as fellow firefighters and first responders pay tribute with a procession and funeral services.
Lt. Kevin Ward died in late August, nearly three weeks after he was injured while responding to a fire in the 8300 block of West Balmoral Avenue.
Ward, 59, joined the department in 1996, according to officials.
According to Chicago fire officials, his funeral will be held Wednesday at the Fourth Presbyterian Church, located at 126 East Chestnut in the Gold Coast neighborhood.
A procession will precede the funeral, with Ward being escorted from Engine 98 to the church.
According to the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communication, that procession is scheduled to take place at 8:30 a.m. A visitation service will take place at 9 a.m., then the funeral will begin at 11 a.m.
The procession will proceed westbound on Chicago Avenue to Michigan…
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