'I couldn't ask for a better partner'
CBS 2's Chris Tye reports, family, friends, colleagues and people who didn't know Lt. Jan Tchoryk from the Chicago Fire Department said their goodbyes to the courageous firefighter.
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CBS 2's Chris Tye reports, family, friends, colleagues and people who didn't know Lt. Jan Tchoryk from the Chicago Fire Department said their goodbyes to the courageous firefighter.
"Lots of police man and fireman come out, but I think seeing it in person, it's a whole different level of awe."
"Right now, the firefighters of Chicago and Tchoryk families need Chicago. It's one of the worst weeks of our lives."
Now, on back to back days, the city and their families will lay them to rest. CBS 2's Chris Tye reports from St. Joseph Ukranian Catholic Church in Chicago where Lt. Jan Tchoryk was remembered.
Hundreds of Chicago firefighters lined the procession route ahead of the funeral for Lt. Jan Tchoryk, and Chicago police bagpipers played "Balmoral," a traditional funeral tune as his casket made its way from the funeral home to St. Joseph Ukrainian Church. CBS 2's Kris Habermehl has more on the somber procession.
Jan Tchoryk and Jermaine Pelt both died battling separate fires last week.
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Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso's uncle, Victor, was the last to speak at Vásquez Lasso's funeral.
Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso's cousin and fellow Chicago police officer, Jhon Vásquez, speaks at the late officer's funeral.
Officer Saúl Cantería, who met fellow officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso in the police academy nearly five years ago, pays tribute to his friend at his funeral
Joaquin Iglesias, a close friend of Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso, pays tribute to his friend at the funeral at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel.
Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso's commanding officer, 8th (Chicago Lawn) District Cmdr. Bryan Spreyne, spoke at Vásquez Lasso's funeral, telling his family “the heartache of your loss is felt across the city.”
Chicago Police Supt. David Brown offered his condolences to Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso's family as he paid tribute to the fallen officer as "another hero taken from us far to soon."
Chicago Police chaplain Fr. Dan Brandt, said Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso is the 596th Chicago police officer to die in the line of duty. Brandt highlighted some of the notes mourners left at Blake-Lamb Funeral Home in Vásquez Lasso's honor.
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lighfoot, Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle and U.S. Senator Dick Durbin were among those paying their respects on Friday.
