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Thursday, May 2, 2013
Volume 125 No. 39
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HONORING ONE OF THEIR OWN
SUZANNE BAKER/STAFF REPORTER
Police escort the hearse containing the body of Kevin Sanders to the Plainfield Fire Protection District Headquarters on 135th Street in Plainfield for Tuesday’s visitation. Sanders died responding to a fire call on April 17 when a West, Texas, fertilizer plant exploded. Among the vehicle escort on Tuesday was a 2009 Dodge Charger with Texas firefighter license plates. Sanders’ Charger came out unscathed, despite being near the blast site. By Suzanne Baker Staff reporter
Plainfield’s first responders are mourning the loss of a friend and comrade who made the ultimate sacrifice in an attempt to save others’ lives. Former Plainfield resident
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Plainfield first responders honor Kevin Sanders, who died in Texas blast
Kevin Sanders, 33, was laid to rest yesterday at the Plainfield Township Cemetery. He was one of the first responders and among the 15 killed when a West,Texas, fertilizer plant exploded last month. Plainfield’s police and fire community celebrated the life of
the former resident this week. On Tuesday, the Plainfield Fire Protection District hosted a visitation for Sanders at its headquarters on 135th St, Plainfield.The funeral Mass was yesterday at Sacred Heart Catholic
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