CROTON-ON-HUDSON, NY — Communities along the Hudson River are mourning the death of Aristan Garandeau, 22, in a car crash over the weekend on the Palisades Parkway.
Visitation is scheduled for 6-9 p.m. Friday at the Edward F. Carter Funeral Home in Montrose at 170 Kings Ferry Road. A memorial service is set for noon Saturday at Holy Name of Mary Church, 110 Grand St. in Croton.
Outpourings of love, fond memories and sympathy are being shared in English and French at www.efcarter.com.
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Garandeau was known and loved throughout the emergency services community. He started his EMS career at Cortlandt Ambulance. He was hired by the Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps and was assigned as a full-time EMT at the Peekskill Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
"Even though he wasn’t an official member of PCVAC, he sure was part of our family. His smile and laughter could fill a room, and he was loved by all who walked through our doors," department officials said on Facebook.
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The PCVAC held a vigil for him Sunday.
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