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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Hundreds of firefighters watched solemnly Wednesday morning as a Jacksonville Fire-Rescue color guard carried a casket imprinted with Jacksonville Fire-Rescue shield holding the remains of fallen firefighter Chris Swary into St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Riverside.
Jacksonville Fire-Rescue Chief Kurtis Wilson described Swary as “a fireman’s fireman, the highest honor you can give.” The 43-year-old firefighter died late the evening of Feb. 2 when his SUV crashed into a JEA truck picking up cones on the Arlington Expressway.
Swary, who had been with the department since 2002, was set to be promoted to engineer in July. That honor was bestowed posthumously at the service.
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