Kelley Grave - Fire Helmet - Cedar Grove Cemetery - Boston, MA - Occupational/Hobby Grave Stones on Waymarking.com

In Boston, within the Cedar Grove Cemetery, is this grave stone for Kevin Kelley, bearing the image of a fire fighter helmet and a badge.

Cedar Grove Cemetery is located near the southern edge of Boston, by an estuary of the Neponset River. It is bounded by Granite Avenue, Milton Street, Adams Street, and Butler Street.

The grave is in the eastern part of the cemetery, along a row of graves. It is not far from one of the access roads.

The stone is a dark granite polished on the surface. The etchings have the following:

"[An image of a firefighter helmet with the number 26 flanked by two crosses]
Kelley
Loving Husband and Dad
Ke.vin M.
Mar 4, 1956
Jan. 9, 2009
[Image of a badge]"

The badge indicates that he was a Lieutenant.

An article in Firehouse.com had a long obituary for him. He was killed while answering a call. The fire truck he was on collided with a building.

His obituary page printed in the Boston Globe has a link, below.

Source:

Firehouse.com (Boston Lieutenant Killed . . . ):
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Legacy.com (Kevin Kelley):
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Is Gravestone Showing Occupation or Hobby?: Occupation What is depicted occupation or hobby?: Fire Fighter Date of birth: 03/04/1956 Date of death: 01/09/2009 Access hours and days: Daylight hours of the cemetery

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