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It is with great sadness that I inform you of the Line of Duty Death of Firefighter/EMT Jermaine A. Pelt of Chicago, Local 2. Brother Pelt passed away Tuesday, April 4th while battling a house fire. Brother Pelt was 49 years old and is survived by two children.
By orders of AFFI President Chuck Sullivan, the AFFI Honor Guard is activated.
Brother Pelt’s services are as follows:
Visitation: Thursday, April 13th, 2023, from 1500hrs to 2200hrs, at Blake-Lamb Funeral Home 4727 W 103rd St Oak Lawn IL 60453. There will be a firefighter walk-through at 1900hrs. Honor Guard members should arrive no later than 1830hrs.
Service: Friday, April 14th, 2023, at 1100hrs, at House of Hope 752 E 114th St. Chicago, IL 60628.
Interment: Friday, April 14th, 2023, following the service, at Lincoln Cemetery 12300 S. Kedzie Ave. Blue Island, IL 60406.
Please plan on attending, and please bring Local flags and tools for the services. I know, as always, you will all do Whatever It Takes to Honor, Cherish, Remember, and Salute Brother Pelt, his family, and his Local.
I know you all understand this means we’ll be carrying out our commitment Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday this week. I know this is tough, but it’s what we all took an oath to do. Please look out for each other. I’ll see you all in a few days.
Fraternally,
Jay Coburn, Commander
AFFI Honor Guard
(708) 927-6568
[email protected]
Brothers and Sisters,
I know most of you are already aware of the tragedies that struck Chicago, Local 2 this week. Two brothers gone in two days, on separate incidents. We have the arrangements for Lieutenant/EMT Jan Tchoryk. As soon as we get the information for Firefighter Jermain Pelt, I will forward it.
It is with great sadness that I inform you of the Line of Duty Death of Lieutenant Jan M. Tchoryk of Chicago, Local 2. Brother Tchoryk passed away Wednesday, April 5th while battling a high-rise fire. Brother Tchoryk was 55 years old and is survived by his wife and three adult children.
By orders of AFFI President Chuck Sullivan, the AFFI Honor Guard is activated.
Brother Tchoryk’s services are as follows:
Visitation: Wednesday, April 12th, 2023, from 1500hrs to 2100hrs, at Cumberland Chapels- 8300 W. Lawrence Ave., Norridge, IL 60706. There will be a firefighter walk-through at 1930hrs. Honor Guard members should arrive no later than 1900hrs.
Service: Thursday, April 13th, 2023, at 1000hrs, at St. Joseph Ukrainian Catholic Church- 5000 N. Cumberland Ave., Chicago, IL 60656.
Interment: Thursday, April 13th, 2023, following the service, at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery- 8851 W. Higgins Rd., Chicago, IL 60631.
Please plan on attending, and please bring Local flags and tools for the services. I know, as always, you will all do Whatever It Takes to Honor, Cherish, Remember, and Salute Brother Tchoryk, his family, and his Local.
Fraternally,
Jay Coburn, Commander
AFFI Honor Guard
(708) 927-6568
[email protected]
Brothers and Sisters,
It is with great sadness that I inform you of the duty related death of Captain Tad Robison of Rock Island Arsenal, IAFF Local F 292. Brother Robison passed away on April 2nd, 2023, after a long battle with occupational cancer. He was 52 years old, and is survived by his wife, Michelle, and an adult daughter.
Although this is NOT an activation, Brother Robison’s family and Local have asked for Honor Guard participation.
Brother Robison’s services are as follows:
Fire Department Walk-Through: Monday, April 10th, 2023, at 1500hrs at Vibrant Arena- 1201 River Dr., Moline, IL 61265. Honor Guard members should arrive no later than 1430 hrs.
Visitation: Monday, April 10th, 2023, from 1600hrs to 2000hrs at Vibrant Arena- 1201 River Dr., Moline, IL 61265.
Funeral: Tuesday, April 11th, 2023, at 1000hrs, at Vibrant Arena- 1201 River Dr., Moline, IL 61265.
Fire Department Procession: Tuesday, April 11th, 2023, immediately following the funeral service, to Rock Island Arsenal Fire Department- 2932 Rodman Ave., Rock Island, IL 61299. There will be a service at the fire station immediately following the procession.
If you have any questions, or need more information, please contact 7th District Commander Keith Fritz at (779) 777-3931.
Please do what you can to attend and honor Brother Robison, his family, and his Local.
Fraternally,
Jay Coburn, Commander
AFFI Honor Guard
(708) 927-6568
[email protected]
On Monday, March 20th, the IAFF Financial Corp. will host a virtual information session to introduce the IAFF Wealth Management Initiative.
The Wealth Management Initiative was created to assist IAFF members and their families to not only avoid the stress that comes from making bad decisions, but to also give firefighters the tools they need to create generational wealth while simultaneously developing a plan to empower them to retire with the dignity a career’s worth of service to our communities deserves.
Follow the link to register: https://iaff-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcuduCsqjsiE9xCJMM8GRfDJ3RFF1pC2w7_
Forest Park Local 2753 is seeking help from AFFI Locals for their Silver Spanner campaign. For more information or to find the application, follow this link: https://www.affi1935.org/about-the-affi/committees/ems-privatization/silver-spanner/
See the following press release from the Skokie Fire Department regarding the service for Brother Andy Cutting.
