ALTON, Ill. (KSDK) — Hundreds of people gathered to honor the Godfrey firefighter killed in the line of duty.
First responders and strangers lined up to salute a firetruck that carried Captain Jake Ringering’s flag-draped casket. Black bunting was draped on the sides. The firetruck drove through Godfrey from St. Mary’s Catholic Church to Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery Tuesday afternoon.
Captain Ringering was killed while battling a house fire in Bethalto last week. He was the department’s technical rescue officer with several years of experience and was also a teacher at Lewis and Clark Community College.
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