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Memorial Service Held for Laurel Firefighter

Town of Laurel

Fellow firefighters from Laurel and Ocean City held a memorial service for Howard Schweitzer yesterday.. after he was killed in a motorcycle accident.

It was held at the St. Phillips Episcopal Church with a later gathering at the Laurel Fire Hall where many shared their memories of Schweitzer.  

Sherry Williamson, an honor guard at the Church the Salisbury Daily Times, that the 62-year old firefighter was a “lively, happy person.

In attendance outside the church were members from the motor cycle group Hogs & Heroes Foundation.

Schweitzer spent 27 years at the Laurel fire company and 15 at the Ocean City fire company.

He was also a newly elected member of the Laurel City Council.

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.