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At funeral, fire chaplain remembered as hero
Quick Read"It's pretty clear that Richard Holst was a hero," Levy said.
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Huntington Station: A firetruck followed by firefighters brings the casket for Fire Chaplin Richard Holst to St. Hugh of Lincoln Roman Catholic Church on Monday. (Sept. 14, 2009)
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Richard Holst funeral
Richard Holst of Huntington Station had not fought a fire in years, though he was a Huntington Manor firefighter for more than three decades.
But he was no less a member of the fire department, fellow firefighters said Monday at his funeral. As the department's chaplain, he spent countless hours comforting sick and injured firefighters and their families, often visiting them at home or in...
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