Services set for Philly firefighter
Funeral services will be held next week for Philadelphia firefighter Gabriel Lee, who died Saturday while working a night shift in North Philadelphia, department officials said Wednesday.A viewing is scheduled for Monday, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Deliverance Evangelistic Church, 2001 W. Lehigh Avenue, the department said. A second viewing will take place at the church on Tuesday from 9 to 11 a.m.
Funeral services will be held next week for Philadelphia firefighter Gabriel Lee, who died Saturday while working a night shift in North Philadelphia, department officials said Wednesday.A viewing is scheduled for Monday, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Deliverance Evangelistic Church, 2001 W. Lehigh Avenue, the department said. A second viewing will take place at the church on Tuesday from 9 to 11 a.m.
A funeral service will follow from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, the department said, and burial will be at Ivy Hill Cemetery, 1201 Easton Road.
Lee, 42, was a 17-year veteran of the Fire Department assigned to Ladder 12. He died Saturday night at Engine 50, officials said. The cause of his death is still under investigation, they said.
Chris Palmer