Family, friends, firefighters, and Air Force personnel as well as many other attendees, came to pay their final respects to Chief Jeff Tomczak as he was laid to rest on August 3, 2024. Chief Tomczak passed away in the line of duty on July 26, 2024, after a 15-month battle with cancer. 

Chief Tomczak joined the Upper Gwynedd Twp Fire Dept in 1996 as a Junior Firefighter and moved up the ranks during his 28 years there, serving as a Deputy Chief and a Fire Chief. He held positions in many other organizations throughout his career including: the Volunteer Medical Service Corp (VMSC); Montgomery Twp Department of Fire Services; Jefferson Fire Co.; Montgomery County Department of Public Safety; and Allentown Fire Dept. He was also a full-time firefighter with the Department of Defense, serving in the Department of the Navy Fire and Emergency Services. Tomczak was also a member of the United States Air Force. In Upper Gwynedd, Tomczak served in the Fire Marshal's Office as a Chief Fire Marshal, Emergency Management Coordinator, and Deputy Fire Marshal. 

The visitation and funeral Mass occurred at Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lansdale, PA on August 2 & 3. Following the funeral Mass, the long procession of mourners, firetrucks, and police vehicles made their way to the Green Lawn Cemetery in Upper Gwynedd Twp. There, Chief Tomczak was laid to rest concluding the ceremonies of a bagpipe entrance into the cemetery, a gun salute, the folding of the American Flag, the striking of the bell, the playing of Amazing Grace on the bagpipes, and the End Of Watch call over the radio.  

LODD Funeral for Chief Jeff Tomczak - Florian Fire Photography (smugmug.com)