On Sunday morning October 17,
2010, Chief Raymond Burke led the Lynbrook Fire Department, its
Ladies Auxiliary, and the Junior Fire Department, and joined by
Mayor Brian Curran and village trustees, State Senator Dean Skelos,
and Town Councilman Tony Santino, and other officials and clergy, to
the department's Memorial Service at the Firefighter's Memorial on
Sunrise Highway at Earle Avenue. This annual memorial
service remembers the six Lynbrook volunteers that died in the line
of duty from 1932 to 1963. Honorary Captain Michael Kirby of Engine
Company who recently passed away was also remembered this year.
During the service Chief Burke spoke about each of those
firefighters that made the supreme sacrifice. Mayor Brian Curran
and Deputy Mayor Bill Hendick also spoke and Captain Dominick
Gerardi of Tally-Ho sang the National Anthem. Deputy Chiefs Michael
Hynes and Anthony DeCarlo then placed the department wreath in front
of the stone marker that lists the names of those that died as the
volunteers saluted and the fire bell on the memorial was
rung. After the service the department went back to the Knights of
Columbus hall for breakfast.