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Fire Chief Laid to Rest

Fire Chief Laid to Rest - Monday, October 5, 2009 at 5:35PM EST

Reported by: Laurie Monteforte
Monday, Oct 5, 2009 @ 05:35pm EDT
STROUDSBURG, MONROE COUNTY - Monroe County said goodbye to a beloved Fire Chief Monday morning. Clement "Butch" Kochanski served 36 years on the Stroudsburg Fire Department. He was chief for more than 17 of those years.

More than a hundred people gathered at the Stroudsburg Cemetery for one last goodbye and one last alarm for Chief Kochanski. Firefighters came from all over Monroe County to honor the chief. Assistant Chief Todd Martin said, "Community support has been overwhelming."

Firemen's Association Chaplain Barry Lutz said, "We are here to celebrate the life of somebody who gave all."

Firefighters thanked the chief's family. He had a wife and two children who understood when duty called him out of bed or away from the dinner table. Lutz said, "He has a wonderful wife who gave him everything that he needed to be a good firefighter."

The couple would have celebrated their 38th wedding anniversary this month. They also looked forward to welcoming a grandson in three weeks. Family friend Darla Harris said, "[He] was really a very caring and loving man - ever so excited about being a grandpa." She said Kochanski was like a second father to her and added, "I love him and I'll miss him very much."

Lutz said, "Butch was a man's man. He loved his family. He loved his fire department. And he loved his community." Community members showed the Kochanski family just how much they loved Butch in return. Martin said, "He'll definitely be missed. He will definitely not be forgotten."

In addition to fighting fires, Chief Kochanski enjoyed making stained glass, watching football and traveling.
 


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