A walk-by will be held before the wake of Boston firefighter Robert Kilduff, Jr., who was killed while battling a fire in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood. Kilduff, a 24-year veteran of the Boston Fire Department, fell from the third story of a home during a three-alarm blaze on May 23. He was rushed to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu led the walk-by into Saint Theresa of Avila Parish in West Roxbury Sunday afternoon, followed by a long line of hundreds of Boston firefighters.New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft was also at the walk-by, seen walking into the parish.”Firefighters and police are the most underappreciated assets we have in America and what they do for the country,” Kraft said. “And I know Bobby Kilduff here was a great Patriot fan. So sad to see these people protecting our lives. So let’s be thankful and respectful all the time. And we’re lucky to have them serving us.”Kraft said it was important for him to come to the wake personally to pay his respects. “Well, his son Mason said the greatest memory he had with his dad was at a Patriots game, and he was pretty strong. Fans. So I wanted to come and say thank you. And it doesn’t go unappreciated,” Kraft said. “So I say that from my whole family and Patriot fans everywhere. Thank you to Bobby Kilduff. Good man.”Kilduff’s wake will be held Sunday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Parish.His funeral will be held on Monday at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston.According to the International Association of Firefighters, Boston Archbishop Richard Henning will preside over the funeral Mass. Kilduff’s children, Mason and Hanna Jane, as well as his girlfriend Jess Spruell, will provide words of remembrance during the funeral.Mayor Wu and Fire Commissioner Rodney Marshall are both scheduled to speak at Kilduff’s funeral.Members of Engine 42 and Rescue 2 will serve as pallbearers.
A walk-by will be held before the wake of Boston firefighter Robert Kilduff, Jr., who was killed while battling a fire in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood.
Kilduff, a 24-year veteran of the Boston Fire Department, fell from the third story of a home during a three-alarm blaze on May 23. He was rushed to Boston Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu led the walk-by into Saint Theresa of Avila Parish in West Roxbury Sunday afternoon, followed by a long line of hundreds of Boston firefighters.
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft was also at the walk-by, seen walking into the parish.
“Firefighters and police are the most underappreciated assets we have in America and what they do for the country,” Kraft said. “And I know Bobby Kilduff here was a great Patriot fan. So sad to see these people protecting our lives. So let’s be thankful and respectful all the time. And we’re lucky to have them serving us.”
Kraft said it was important for him to come to the wake personally to pay his respects.
“Well, his son Mason said the greatest memory he had with his dad was at a Patriots game, and he was pretty strong. Fans. So I wanted to come and say thank you. And it doesn’t go unappreciated,” Kraft said. “So I say that from my whole family and Patriot fans everywhere. Thank you to Bobby Kilduff. Good man.”
Kilduff’s wake will be held Sunday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Parish.
His funeral will be held on Monday at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston.
According to the International Association of Firefighters, Boston Archbishop Richard Henning will preside over the funeral Mass. Kilduff’s children, Mason and Hanna Jane, as well as his girlfriend Jess Spruell, will provide words of remembrance during the funeral.
Mayor Wu and Fire Commissioner Rodney Marshall are both scheduled to speak at Kilduff’s funeral.
Members of Engine 42 and Rescue 2 will serve as pallbearers.
