Beloved Former Cutchogue Fire Department Chief Honored With Memorial Walk/Run

CUTCHOGUE, NY — The many mourning former Cutchogue Fire Department Chief Drew McCaffery, who died at 41, will come together to honor his memory and raise funds to help those also battling cancer.

The Drew McCaffery Walk/Run will be held on Nov. 11, a point to point race beginning at the corner of Route 48 and Bridge Lane in Cutchogue, heading west on Route 48 to Cox Lane, down around the Matthews Lane cul de sac, which passes by Drew's house and the church where he was married, up to Oregon Road, then along the length of Depot Lane to Schoolhouse Road, and finishing at the Cutchogue Firehouse track, his brother Michael said.

The 7K distance is "in honor of Drew's being the 437 member of CFD, where he was a past chief, past captain and current member of the Board of Fire Commissioners," he said. "Drew was also the President of the Suffolk County Parade and Drill Teams Association at the time of his passing."

All profits from the run will benefit equally the Firefighter's Cancer Support Network, the Kanas Hospice Center in Quiogue and Fred's Team-MSKCC, Michael McCaffery said.

Hearts were broken on the North Fork as the many who loved him grieved McCaffery, who died in August.

To register for the race, click here.

Patch courtesy photo.