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Arrangements
for Lieutenant Velasquez and Firefighter Baik
Here is the latest information as taken from the
IAFF Local 834 website It
is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the
line-of-duty death of two members of IAFF Local
834 – Bridgeport, Connecticut. Lieutenant Steven
L. Velasquez, 40, and Fire Fighter Michel Baik,
49, were killed while fighting a residential
fire on Saturday, July 24, 2010.
The viewing for Brother Velasquez will be held
on Thursday, July 29, 2010 from 12:00 to 4:00
p.m. at Klein Auditorium, 910 Fairfield Avenue,
Bridgeport, Connecticut 06605; (203) 337-6195.
The viewing for Brother Baik will be held on
Thursday, July 29, 2010 from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.
at the Abriola Parkview Funeral Home, 419 White
Plains Road, Trumbull, Connecticut 06611; (203)
373-1013.
The funeral service for Brother Velasquez will
be held on Friday, July 30 at 10:00 a.m. at St.
Augustine Cathedral, 359 Washington Avenue,
Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604, (203) 368-6777.
The funeral service for Brother Baik will be
held on Friday, July 30 at 2:00 p.m. at St.
Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church, 5458 Park
Avenue, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06604, (203)
372-9767.
A Collation honoring both our Brothers will be
held on Friday, July 30, 2010 at the conclusion
of the services at the Arena at Harbor Yard, 600
Main Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Local 834 and the Bridgeport Fire Department
have established a fund to support the families
of the two fallen fire fighters. Donations to
the “Bridgeport Fallen Firefighters Fund” can be
made through the Bridgeport Fire Department
Employees Federal Credit Union at 3115 Madison
Ave., Bridgeport CT 06606, Attn: Bridgeport
Fallen Firefighters Fund. The credit union can
be reached at (203) 374-8120 or 1-800-242-8120.
Other expressions of sympathy or condolences can
be sent to Local 834 at 30 Congress Street,
Bridgeport, CT 06604 or emailed to
bfdlocal834@aol.com. |
