Scores of First Responders Help Honor Young Man Who Lost Battle with COVID-19
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosDozens of emergency vehicles line the South Bound William Floyd Parkway before escorting 200 cars in a driveby funeral.
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosMastic Beach Fire Department lead the Funeral Procession . Shown here is 5-13-1 leading the procession after the chiefs went by
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosMedford Volunteer Ambulance who helped organize the evening is show here with a Chiefs truck , Ambulance and an MCI bus.
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosMastic FD Rescue 10 .
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosEMTS's Bernard Felder and Gina ride their Motorcycles in the memorial passing.
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire Photos
Photo by John Walthers- Suffolk Fire PhotosFriends and community members wrote messages on their vehicles..
Shirley, NY - On Monday evening, May 11th, dozens of Fire and EMS vehicles with their members joined about 200 community members to honor young PJ Fusaro, a 26-year-old from Shirley who recently passed away from COVID-19. Fire trucks and ambulances lined William Floyd Parkway from Tragalgar Dr. to the Smith Point Bridge as cars packed the Smith Point Beach parking lot, preparing for their journey to the Fusaro home on Tipton Dr. East in Shirley. Firefighters, EMS personnel, and chiefs escorted the cars, some displaying memorial messages as bag pipes played while driving past the home of PJ's family. PJ's family and friends stood outside and looked on. PJ passed away at a local hospital on Sunday, May 3rd.