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Services Set for Fallen Chicago Firefighters

April 9, 2023

The visitation and funeral details for Chicago Fire Lt. Jan Tchoryk and firefighter Jermaine Pelt were released.

By Rosemary Sobol

Source Chicago Tribune

A Chicago police officer salutes as an ambulance carrying the body of fallen Chicago firefighter Lt. Jan Tchoryk departs Northwestern Memorial Hospital on April 5.

CHICAGO — Services have been finalized for two Chicago firefighters whose separate back-to-back line of duty deaths early this week rocked the city, according to the fire department.

Lt. Jan Tchoryk, 55, died Wednesday in a Gold Coast fire, and firefighter Jermaine Pelt, 49, died Tuesday during a West Pullman blaze.

Pelt, known as a pillar of the West Pullman community and Tchoryk, who had a smile on his face “most of the time,” were more like brothers to those who worked alongside them.

A visitation for Jermaine Pelt will be held Thursday at Bake-Lamb Funeral Home, 4727 W. 103rd St., in Oak Lawn from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., a statement from the fire department said.

Pelt’s funeral service is set for 11 a.m. on Friday at the House of Hope, 752 E. 114th St., in Chicago.

Meanwhile, a wake for Lt. Jan Tchoryk will be Wednesday at Cumberland Chapels, 8300 W. Lawrence Ave., in Norridge from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

A 10 a.m. funeral will be held Thursday at St. Joseph Ukrainian Church, 5000 N. Cumberland Ave., in Chicago.

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