The Chicago Fire Department has announced funeral arrangements for Chicago fire Capt. David Meyer, a veteran firefighter known as the “rock” of his family who died earlier this week battling a suspicious garage fire on the West Side.
A wake is scheduled for Monday at Malec & Sons Funeral Home, located at 6000 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago, according to the fire Department. A private family visitation is from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., followed by a public visitation from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The memorial services will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Saint John Brebeuf Church, located at 8305 N. Harlem Ave. in northwest suburban Niles.
Meyer responded to a garage fire in the 5500 block of West Crystal Street around 4 a.m. Wednesday. The 54-year-old was critically injured after the garage collapsed, and was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled the cause of Meyer’s death as “pending” a fire and police investigation.
A Chicago police spokesperson said a person of interest remains in custody for the fire, but no charges were filed as of Friday morning. The Office of Fire Investigation, assisted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, determined the fire was caused by “ignition of contents of a trash bin by human action.”
Cook County court records show the person of interest, a 44-year-old man, has a registered address in the Austin neighborhood and a criminal record dating back more than 25 years. He’s been arrested more than three dozen times and was previously convicted of robbery and various drug-related charges.
Meyer, a captain of Truck 29, joined the department in 1996 and spent most of his nearly 30 year career on the West Side. He left behind a wife, three daughters, a son and his parents, according to Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt. His family said he was a talented builder and good with his hands, Nance-Holt said.
“Please keep us all in your prayers,” she said earlier this week. “This is unfortunate. It’s one of those things we go to work every day and, you know, we never know if we’re going to come home.”
A Chicago police spokesperson said a person of interest remains in custody for the fire, but no charges were filed as of Friday morning.
The Chicago Fire Department has announced funeral arrangements for Chicago fire Capt. David Meyer, a veteran firefighter known as the “rock” of his family who died earlier this week battling a suspicious garage fire on the West Side.
A wake is scheduled for Monday at Malec & Sons Funeral Home, located at 6000 N. Milwaukee Ave. in Chicago, according to the fire Department. A private family visitation is from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., followed by a public visitation from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The memorial services will begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Saint John Brebeuf Church, located at 8305 N. Harlem Ave. in northwest suburban Niles.
Meyer responded to a garage fire in the 5500 block of West Crystal Street around 4 a.m. Wednesday. The 54-year-old was critically injured after the garage collapsed, and was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled the cause of Meyer’s death as “pending” a fire and police investigation.
A Chicago police spokesperson said a person of interest remains in custody for the fire, but no charges were filed as of Friday morning. The Office of Fire Investigation, assisted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, determined the fire was caused by “ignition of contents of a trash bin by human action.”
Cook County court records show the person of interest, a 44-year-old man, has a registered address in the Austin neighborhood and a criminal record dating back more than 25 years. He’s been arrested more than three dozen times and was previously convicted of robbery and various drug-related charges.
Meyer, a captain of Truck 29, joined the department in 1996 and spent most of his nearly 30 year career on the West Side. He left behind a wife, three daughters, a son and his parents, according to Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt. His family said he was a talented builder and good with his hands, Nance-Holt said.
“Please keep us all in your prayers,” she said earlier this week. “This is unfortunate. It’s one of those things we go to work every day and, you know, we never know if we’re going to come home.”
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