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CFD FF/ PM CHRIS WHEATLEY FUNERAL :

CFD FF/ PM CHRIS WHEATLEY FUNERAL

Updated: Aug 14, 2010 4:44pm PST

CFD US HONOR FLAG ARRIVES AT O'HARE AIRPORT FOR THE FUNERAL SERVICES FOR FF/PM CHRIS WHEATLEY OF TRUCK CO # 2 :

CFD US HONOR FLAG ARRIVES AT O'HARE AIRPORT FOR THE FUNERAL SERVICES FOR FF/PM CHRIS WHEATLEY OF TRUCK CO # 2

Updated: Aug 15, 2010 10:03am PST

CFD FF/PM Chris Wheatley From Truck Co # 2 Wake :

CFD FF/PM Chris Wheatley From Truck Co # 2 Wake

Updated: Aug 15, 2010 6:04am PST

CFD Lt Pat Hannon Of Chicago Truck Co#8 Funeral Services :

CFD Lt Pat Hannon Of Chicago Truck Co#8 Funeral Services

Updated: Jan 20, 2011 12:06pm PST

Chicago Fire Department Captain Sherwood J. Murrays Funeral : This Page Is Dedicated To captain Sherwood J. Murray Of The Chicago Fire Department Truck 30 Who Died In 2006 From Cancer. He Loved The Fire Department And Also Was Very Big Into Photography.

Chicago Fire Department Captain Sherwood J. Murrays Funeral

This Page Is Dedicated To captain Sherwood J. Murray Of The Chicago ...

Updated: Jan 08, 2008 7:01am PST

Chicago Fire Department Funeral Service For Fire Fighter Ed Stringer :

Chicago Fire Department Funeral Service For Fire Fighter Ed Stringer

Updated: Dec 26, 2010 7:32pm PST

CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT FUNERAL SERVICES FOR FALLEN FIRE FIGHTER EDWARD STRINGER Engine Co # 63 & Truck Co # 16 :

CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT FUNERAL SERVICES FOR FALLEN FIRE FIGHTER EDWARD STRINGER Engine Co # 63 & Truck Co # 16

Updated: Jan 15, 2011 1:01pm PST

CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT FUNERAL SERVICE FOR FIREFIGHTER COREY ANKUM FROM ENGINE CO#72 AND TOWER LADDER # 34 :

CHICAGO FIRE DEPARTMENT FUNERAL SERVICE FOR FIREFIGHTER COREY ANKUM FROM ENGINE CO#72 AND TOWER LADDER # 34

Updated: Jan 01, 2011 10:44am PST

Chicago Fire Department FireFighter Jason Mayoski Funeral :

Chicago Fire Department FireFighter Jason Mayoski Funeral

Updated: Sep 20, 2012 4:58am PST

Chicago Fire Department Captain Herbert ( Herbie) Johnson 5th District Relief Funeral 11-8-2012 : Mt Greenwood Patch

Capt. Herbie Johnson, 54, died after injuries sustained while battling a fire on Nov. 2. He was laid to rest on Thursday after an overflowing crowd at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel remembered the man they knew and loved.

"I can stand up here for a year and talk about the fun, the laughter and the tears that we all shared," said his brother John Johnson while delivering a eulogy for his older brother.

Johnson is survived by his wife Susan and children Thomas, Laurie and Michael "Mickey". Whether it was the pride he took in Thomas' service in the Marines, his passion for Mickey's college football career or the the loving bond he had with Laurie, he was a father first.

"Every paper he wrote at work he always put TLM on it," John Johnson said.

In the days after his death, friends, neighbors and fellow firefighters shared their memories of the man they knew and loved. He was a man of loving smiles and loud laughs.

"Herb left an impact on wherever he went," said his best friend Dan McAuliffe during the service. "To know Herbie is to have a Herbie story . . . whether you were from St. Basil, St. Rita, St. Cajetan, the fire department or any other place where Herb left is mark, Herb loved you. And I know you loved him too."

Johnson was the oldest in a family of eight children. A family filled with firefighters and police officers. Service is part of who they are.

He played basketball, football and even tried hockey while a student at Saint Rita High School, the same school his sons would attend. It was in the classic Chicago sport of 16-inch softball where Herbie always shined.

"I would stand there and just watch that ball sail far into the sky," his sister Julie Johnson said. "After last night I truly believe half of the city of Chicago played softball with my brother."

Streets throughout Beverly and Mount Greenwood were lined with purple and black ribbons Thursday. Neighbors and school children stood silently as Johnson's funeral procession passed down the streets where almost everyone knew his name.

In a neighborhood filled with firefighters and police officers a large outpouring of sympathy and support might be expected, but the people lining the streets and filling the pews were not there simply because Johnson died a hero. They were there because he lived his entire life as one.

During his homily Father Thomas McCarthy repeated a line that seemed to sum up the man and his spirit: "He was a bully for love and life."

A memorial fund has been established and will benefit the Johnson family.

Chicago Fire Department Captain Herbert ( Herbie) Johnson 5th District Relief Funeral 11-8-2012

Mt Greenwood Patch Capt. Herbie Johnson, 54, died after injuries su ...

Updated: Dec 29, 2012 5:18pm PST

Chicago Fire Department Funeral Services For Fire Fighter Walter Patmon Jr :

Chicago Fire Department Funeral Services For Fire Fighter Walter Patmon Jr

Updated: Nov 23, 2012 5:31pm PST

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