Biographical Info
Age: 18
Additional Info: Volunteer firefighter Robert Getschel hoped to become a police officer, and was a part of the Nassau County police Explorer program.
Incident Details
Cause of Death: The cause of death for Getschel is yet to be determined.
Date of Incident: June 17, 2006
BY BILL MASON, Newsday Staff Writer
Fire trucks parked on either side of the street formed giant archways with their raised ladders at several locations yesterday for the funeral procession for 18-year-old Robert Getschel of Floral Park.
“I was speechless at the send-off they gave Bobby,” said Robert Getschel Sr., noting that hundreds of people were there, including police, firefighters and students from Floral Park High School.
Getschel’s death was the second recent tragedy for that high school’s class of 2006. Senior Kevin McArthur, 18, was one of four killed in a car crash last week in Floral Park.
Full story: Robert Getschel, teen firefighter