Procession and funeral for fallen CSFD firefighter to be held Thursday

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The procession and funeral service for fallen Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) Driver/Engineer Bobby Keese will take place on Thursday, Nov. 2 at New Life Church, located at 11025 Voyager Parkway in Colorado Springs, and will be open to the public.

Prior to the service, a procession will take place from the funeral home to New Life Church and will include CSFD apparatus and personnel, along with a police escort by the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD).

The public is invited to line the procession route and a map will be provided by CSFD at a later time. Doors at New Life Church will open for seating at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, and the service will begin at 11.


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On Saturday, Oct. 21, CSFD announced the sudden, off-duty death of Keese. The circumstances of his passing are not fully known yet, according to the fire department. Keese joined CSFD in 1993 and served for 30 years. A GoFundMe has been set up to help his family. 

FOX21 News will live stream the service on Thursday in the video player above.

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