Honoring a hero: A wake will be held today for firefighter Timothy Klein, who died Sunday battling a house fire in Canarsie, Brooklyn. elijahwestbrook has more from those who knew him growing up
Two services are expected to take place at McManus Funeral Home in Flatlands for the firefighter who was loved by many. how much he meant to themEdward Shannon remembers Klein from Archbishop Molloy High School, where he is now the dean of students.
"He was a pleasure to have coached. He was one of those tough, gritty Rockaway kids," Shannon told CBS2. Klein was a student athlete known for his drive. Shannon was his junior varsity basketball coach. "As we look now to what he did as a part of the firemen and as part of the fire department, he was a true team player. He was part of the team that went in to do their best to save people's lives," Shannon said."He gave the ultimate sacrifice."
Klein graduated from high school in 2008, and his three younger sisters, Erin, Bridget and Tara, also went there over the span of 10 years. They're all described as wonderful people."He was a bundle of energy," said his first grade teacher Suellen Foti."He loved to learn.
"I watched him grow up throughout the eight years he was here at St. Francis," she said."He was a very good boy and he'll be sorely missed."
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