TKC MUST SEE!!! HISTORIC KANSAS CITY FALLEN FIREFIGHTER FUNERAL PROCESSION AS SEEN FROM PASEO BLVD!!!
Today marked a historic event in Kansas City wherein traffic was temporarily delayed as a part of a massive memorial to firefighters killed in the line of duty.
I spent a considerable portion of my earlier years around this part of Paseo because it's where my grandma lived most of her life. The location where this video was shot seems appropriate because it's one of Kansas City's widely touted tree-lined boulevards where Fire Station 17 stands across from the Lee A. Tolbert Academy which was formerly the site of Beth Shalom Synagogue. For many, Paseo is the main artery which connects so many lives throughout the Kansas City metro area.
During the historic procession that stretched out miles, school children and neighbors stood outside to witness the event and were encouraged to place their hand over their heart in support.
Here's video of the historic Kansas City fallen firefighter funeral procession led by police but also including hundreds of cars, a score of fire trucks and dozens of bikers:
Back to the Westside, on the way home we noticed the firefighter memorial looking exceptionally pristine on a clear fall day.
As the procession passed, firefighters returned to their duties, the schoolchildren to their studies and nearby neighbors to their houses. This post is offered without (much) commentary simply to mark the event as seen from Kansas City's urban core.
1st, 2nd and last photo probably says it all. Thanks TKC.
ReplyDeleteThe loss of these firefighters was tragic and the respect and support from the community and beyond has been incredible. But now that Saturday's public service is over, shouldn't these families be allowed to grieve privately without every detail of the personal services being stalked and reported?
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ReplyDelete????? R u even from KC, the city made signs for this event. the public was invited along the route.
Yes, I'm from KC and I think the public service they held on Sat was a nice way for the community to pay their respects. However, I also believe the families and intimate friends of the deceased should be allowed to say goodbye to their loved one without pomp, posters and news coverage.
DeleteMaybe 813, they wanted this. Maybe they wanted to share with the men and women who served shoulder to shoulder, an opportunity to say good bye. Maybe you need to shut your hole and let the families and friends do things the way they want, and quit assuming it is done forced "pomp". This isn't about you, so when you plan a funeral, do whatever you want. When someone else does, keep your mouth shut.
DeleteYour comments say a lot about you. As for "sharing with the men and women who served shoulder to shoulder," was that not what Saturday's service at Sprint was for? The most common request from families when any public figure dies is for privacy as they grieve. These families were gracious enough to participate in a very public event on Saturday for the community at large. I would be very surprised if they wouldn't like to have some aspect of saying goodbye that was exclusive to themselves and their closest friends, rather than having to be on view for a bunch of unknown lookey-loos recording every second of their grief on their cell phones. I'm sorry my opinion gets under your skin, but we're just going to have to agree to disagree on the matter.
DeleteGlad to see Tony and his crew are not bitching about their trip to the QT for their donuts and cokes.
ReplyDeleteAfter Tony got brutally slammed for his smarmy shit mouth rant in the last post, during the memorial service no less, I think he learned his place in the world. I have a little bit of for respect a man that knows he's been bested and learns to shut the fuck up.
DeleteI guarantee you Tony learned NOTHING.
ReplyDeleteIt's an easy bet. I win.
At least KCPD didn't have to shoot those two firemen like they did Anthony Bruno
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ReplyDeleteI think @10:10 probably has more information than you. The family obviously had their choice of how they wanted to grief and one family chose a public procession. The other family did not.
The decision is best left to families, not people on blogs.
@7:27 you still don't seem to understand that the public was invited to this procession, they were asked to put their hands over their hearts as a sign of support. People lined the streets to show their love for the fallen firefighter. You're too focused on criticism of social media.
Get over yourself, this was a very respectful display from KC and you missed it.
"THEY" ? 3:55am, for the intelligent, those actions by ONE each from KCFD & KCPD is a lesson not forgotten. Errors for both caused serious harm, but forgiveness is a healer.
ReplyDeleteFirst responders are not us - them, and the mutual reliance is and will be preserved for serving public good. Get over it!
Here temporarily from Boston for a work assignment and have been taken aback by how hung up this city is on this matter. Yes, firefighters are admirable guys, yes, it is a complete tragedy that they were killed in duty. But the city's reaction to this makes me wonder what it would be like if an entire brigade were killed or a high-ranking public figure. It just all seems a little over the top.
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