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Funeral Mass for Firefighter Alan Schweitzer

Sussex County Volunteer Firefighters Association

LAUREL, Del. (AP) - Mourners will gather this week to remember Alan Schweitzer, a firefighter, paramedic and Laurel town councilman who was killed in a motorcycle crash.

The Wilmington News Journal reports that a funeral Mass for Schweitzer will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Laurel.

The 62-year-old Schweitzer was killed on Thursday when an SUV pulled out in front of his motorcycle and he collided with the vehicle.

He was an at-large councilman for Laurel's Ward 3, his second stint on the council. He was sworn in just three days before the crash.

Schweitzer was also a 27-year veteran of the Laurel Fire Department and a 17-year veteran of the Ocean City Fire Department in Maryland.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.