VIDEO: Paul A. Brotherton, Timothy P. Jackson, Jeremiah M. Lucey II, James F. “Jay” Lyons III, Joseph T. McGuirk and Thomas E. Spencer: six brave men whose names the city will never forget.
Dec. 3, 1999, was a sad day that continues to be recognized each year in Worcester, no matter how hard and painful for the victims' families and friends, the brotherhood and sisterhood of firefighters, and the people of Worcester to remember.
A short remembrance at 6 p.m. Sunday will mark the 24th anniversary of the evening firefighters Brotherton, 41, Lucey, 38, and McGuirk, 38, as well as Lieutenants Jackson, 51, Lyons, 34, and Spencer, 42, all without hesitation, went into the burning Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. building, not to return alive. The remembrance, which is open to all, will take place at the Franklin Street Fire Station Memorial.