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ICYMI: Beloved Former Port Washington Fire Chief Dies
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PORT WASHINGTON, NY — Thomas Murray Jr., former chief of the Port Washington Fire Department and captain of the Flower Hill Hose Company, has died. The department announced his death in a Facebook post Friday.
Murray, 72, died Thursday night. He will be reposed at the Flower Hill Hose Co. on Haven Avenue on Sunday, Oct. 13, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
A funeral service is planned Tuesday, Oct. 15, at St. Peters Church. Murray will then be buried at Nassau Knolls Cemetery.
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Geoffrey Cole, a fellow former Port Washington fire chief, told Patch in an emailed statement the department had "lost a great man."
"Could always count on Tommy," said Cole. "He was THE mentor and role model for many of us not only in the PWFD but for many others in the County and the State."
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