Family, friends and colleagues of Tchoryk have been flowing to Cumberland Chapels Funeral Home to say one last goodbye to man who said was always smiling.
"Losing two firefighters in two days is an unheard precedence," said Lt. Shane Keating, with the Chicago Fire Department.Lt. Keating climbed a ladder truck and attaches a carabineer to hoist a large American flag over a Norridge funeral home as a reminder of the sacrifice he himself could have to make.
"Then you think every run you take, 'Am I going to go home? Or am I going to end up like this?' None of us want to end up like this, but it is part of our job," Lt. Keating said."It's a very honorable job to be able to do this, but it's also a tough job to do because you know you're sending a brother home," Lt. Keating said."It'll be different when we get to the firehouse.
Tim Nelson traveled 70 miles from Wisconsin to pay his respects to Tchoryk, silently holding his own American Flag across the street. "It takes a special person to put that uniform on, to protect people they do not know, not knowing if they are going home to their families or not. That's special," Nelson said.Copyright © 2023 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.
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