Family members, friends and fellow firefighters of former Chief John “Jack” Schilt gathered last Sunday at the Franklin Square & Munson Firehouse on Liberty Place, in Franklin Square, to honor Schilt’s more than 60 years of service to the Fire Department with a new scholarship in his name.
With donations from the chief’s family, the John “Jack” Schilt Memorial Scholarship Fund will award $600 to a high school senior who is a child, sibling or grandchild of a current or former member of the department, or of the Exempt Association or Ladies Auxiliary. Members of Fire Service Exploring, a service-oriented branch of the Boy Scouts of America, are also eligible.