Firefighter Tolley Funeral [4-27-17]

Thousands of people gathered at St. Martin of Tours Church in Bethpage on Thursday, April 27th, 2017 for the funeral of FDNY Firefighter William Tolley. Firefighter Tolley, assigned to Ladder 135, was killed one week earlier on April 20th while operating at a second alarm fire in Queens. Billy, as many called him, was only forty-two years old when he died leaving behind his wife and eight-year-old daughter. Aside from being a New York City firefighter he was also past member of the Hicksville Volunteer Fire Department and a current member of the Bethpage Volunteer Fire Department. Rest in peace Firefighter Tolley.

Video from the funeral: https://youtu.be/bAMmZHWW-nI