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Lt Edmond H. Kureczka Jr.

Edmond H. Kureczka, Jr., 46, of Hebron, cherished husband of 20 years to Rita (Burns) Kureczka, died Sunday, (November 16, 2003) at home. He is survived by his two children, the lights of his life, Alicia Jean Kureczka and Edmond H. Kureczka III. He leaves to mourn his passing his parents, Edmond H. Sr. and Margaret B. Kureczka of Hartford; a brother, Gary Kureczka of Hartford; his sisters, Kathy Kureczka of Newington, Andrea Kureczka of Ellington, and Margaret Roy and her husband Steven of South Windsor, Susan Green and her husband Steven of North Reading, MA. He also leaves his father-in-law, Thomas Burns of South Burlington, VT; three brothers-in-law, Hugh Burns of Vermont, Leo Burns of Dallas, TX Thomas Burns of Vermont; and two sisters-in-law, Ellen Biondo and her husband Paul of Derry, NH and Jean Houghton and her husband Chris of Methuen, MA. Ed also leaves many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews that will forever miss his playful spirit and humor. Ed joined the Hartford Fire Department in 1981, achieving the rank of Lieutenant of Tactical Unit One, stationed at Department Headquarters. He was the Vice President of the Hartford Firefighters Union, Local 760 of the International Association of Firefighters, Trustee of the Fireman's Benevolent Society, Past Treasurer of the Police and Fireman's Association and a member of the Firefighters Protective Association. His friendship, leadership and boundless sense of duty will be sadly missed by his fellow firefighters on the Hartford Fire Department. The funeral will be held Thursday, November 20, at 9:15 a.m. from the Farley-Sullivan Funeral Home, 34 Beaver Rd., Wethersfield, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in St. Augustine Church, 10 Campfield Ave., Hartford. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford. Friends may call at the funeral home TODAY from 4-8 p.m.

Published in the Hartford Courant from 11/18/2003 - 11/19/2003.

Online guest book available at http://www.legacy.com/HartfordCouran...rsonID=1611318

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E.H. Kureczka Jr. Dies; Fire Lieutenant Was 46
November 19, 2003
By MATT BURGARD, Courant Staff Writer

Edmond H. Kureczka Jr., a popular and widely respected Hartford Fire Department lieutenant, died Sunday of a heart attack at his home in Hebron, sending shock waves of grief among his comrades.

"I can't tell you how much I'm going to miss this guy, how much we're all going to miss him," Fire Chief Charles A. Teale Sr. said. "It has left us all completely devastated."

Kureczka, 46, a married father of two children and the son of Hartford Deputy Fire Chief Edmond H. Kureczka Sr., also was vice president of the local firefighters' union. But even in the most intense labor negotiations, Teale said, he never became antagonistic.

"He was always extremely respectful, extremely dignified," Teale said. "This is a nightmare, not only for us, but especially for his family."

In his 22 years in the department, Kureczka rose to the rank of lieutenant of the Tactical One Unit, stationed at department headquarters. Teale said Kureczka was respected for his leadership skills, and for his vast knowledge of tactics and regulations.

"He was an excellent man in every sense of the word," he said.

So many firefighters are expected to attend Kureczka's funeral Thursday that the department has arranged for mutual aid assistance from surrounding departments to help in the event of an emergency during the services, officials said. The funeral is at 9:15 a.m. from Farley-Sullivan Funeral Home, 34 Beaver Road, Wethersfield, to St. Augustine Church, 10 Campfield Ave., Hartford, at 10 for a Mass. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford. Calling hours are today from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

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The passing of Brother Kureczka has been classfied as an LODD by the IAFF. Information and arrangements can be found at the IAFF site:

http://www.iaff.org/safe/lodd_announce.asp

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InAndUp, thanks for the update.

A FF from Hartford told me that they were considering a LODD, but I wasn't sure if that was just Hartford or the IAFF or whomever.