Thornwood community mourns death of 26-year-old firefighter
Viewing services were held on
Sunday for a volunteer firefighter who died in a fire at his Thornwood home.
A steady stream of mourners arrived at the funeral home in Pleasantville
for 26-year-old Sean Carroll.
Carroll worked for the Thornwood Fire District for eight years before he
died in a fire at his own home on Thanksgiving.
"It’s a family member, it's an extended family. You'll see people
coming who might not have known Sean Carroll,” says Herbert Doerr, of the
Thornwood Fire District.
Outside the funeral home, a firetruck was outfitted with an American flag and
the purple and black bunting to honor the beloved comrade.
The funeral mass for Carroll will
be held Monday at 10 a.m. at Holy Rosary Church in Hawthorne.
The Rye Brook Police Benevolent Association is running this fundraiser to support the Carroll family.