Funeral Services Set for W.Va. Firefighter

Feb. 9, 2015
McMechen Firefighter Garry Rose, 67, collapsed in the emergency room on an EMS call.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday for a West Virginia firefighter who collapsed at the emergency room door.

Garry Rose, 67, a firefighter with McMechen Fire Department, was wheeling a patient into Ohio Valley Medical Center on Friday night when he collapsed.

He was pronounced dead a short time later. A heart attack is suspected as the cause of death.

Visitation is being held from 12 noon to 8 p.m. Monday at Altmyers Funeral Home with a special service at 7 p.m.

Funeral services will begin at the funeral home at 10 a.m., and continue at St. James Church.

He was the ninth firefighter to die on duty so far in 2015.

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