Funeral Services For Fallen Firefighter Set For Tuesday
DENVER (CBS4)- The funeral services to honor a fallen firefighter who succumbed to his injuries after falling through a skylight while fighting a fire will be on Tuesday.
Denver Firefighter John Whelan was fighting a fire on Blake Street late Sunday June 28 when he fell through the skylight of a building.
He died on Wednesday after he went into cardiac arrest.
Whelan, 46, leaves behind a wife and a young son. His death is being investigated as a LODD (line of duty death), meaning an outside firm will investigate and conclude whether any practices or procedures need to be changed.
His funeral will be closed to the public. Those who wish to pay their respects are asked to line the processional route that begins at Denver Fire Station Number 8 on Park Avenue just north of Coors Field to Mount Olivet Cemetery in Wheat Ridge.