Funeral Next Week For Springfield Marine Killed In Tennessee Attack

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A veteran Marine from Massachusetts killed by a gunman in Tennessee will be laid to rest next week.

The family of Gunnery Sgt. Thomas Sullivan announced through an attorney that the funeral Mass is scheduled for Monday morning at Holy Cross Church in Springfield.

Burial will follow in the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Agawam.

Visiting hours are scheduled for Sunday afternoon at T.P. Sampson Chapel of The Acres in Springfield.

Sullivan, 40, was one of five service members killed during an attack on military facilities in Chattanooga last week. The gunman was killed by police.

Sullivan grew up in Springfield and his family now lives in nearby Hampden.

His family said in a statement Wednesday that they "are truly humbled by the outpouring of support" they have received.

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