Funeral arrangements have been finalized for Cabin John Volunteer Retired Fire Chief James Seavey, Sr.
According to the Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department’s Facebook page, a memorial service will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Friday, Sept. 14.
A reception will follow the memorial service at the Bethesda North Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Rockville.
Capt. James Seavey Sr., 58, died on Sept. 4 after years of battling non-Hodgkins lymphoma. He served as a first responder in the Washington D.C. area for more than 40 years.
As a career firefighter, Seavey served with the D.C. Fire and EMS Department for 30 years before retiring in 2016.
He rose to the rank of Assistant Chief before moving to the Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department and took office as Fire Chief on Jan. 1, 1992. He held the post until retiring Dec. 31, 2017, according to his obituary.