Fire lieutenant eulogized

[0:00] ..." Firefighters from around the nation gathered at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Quincy on Wednesday for the funeral of Boston fire lieutenant Kevin Kelly killed last week in the crash of -- ladder truck. That may have had defective brakes Boston fire department district chief Charles Mitchell was among those who eulogize Kelly."...

[3:02] ..." words and he was a man of action. Like being on the fire department. He like we're everywhere you look disguise he loved the -- you know they had compelled. Smoke and -- you couldn't looked"...

[5:01] ..." I thought -- I was was what guys from the Indy 500. We get -- shall. The -- was -- members were trapped. It's already. -- formal get a mold we've got to guys"...

[6:02] ..." you'll probably never be surpassed. Memo shortly. We will never be another Kevin Kelly again. I don't know what I want to -- and almost as an official man or. I thank my wife again and"...

[7:17] ..." one -- was governor. Put on the side door that ladder truck -- two -- one from Shire Reeve who won for the pill form. Deciding -- and -- work but they were"...

[9:59] ..." up one of what you -- form. And his -- and Quincy. I -- I was told to tell everyone he was a role model. No one of his proteges. Recession the question. What"...

[10:35] ..." of he trained guy now we're going to go -- and spread Kevin Kelly two of them them. You can spread and proven true. And nor members will be taught to Whitcomb to."...

[0:00]" Firefighters from around the nation gathered at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Quincy on Wednesday for the funeral of Boston fire lieutenant Kevin Kelly killed last week in the crash of -- ladder truck. That may have had defective brakes Boston fire department district chief Charles Mitchell was among those who eulogize Kelly."

[0:17]" Everyone is said to greetings all our elected official. She could fall on his acknowledged everyone here. But I won't speak directly Gloria. Coach -- Glorious those encourage more read. Along with -- thank you thank you you listen to mile episode. Because when their spouses and children. You're all Kevin's first family. Anyone in the fire service motions to him. One of files being quite a bit different. And OMB don't want speaking here. I had this look this up when I was chosen we don't want to talk about coming. We want feel we really was from a second film. I can hear -- bell phone it is now in don't have hernia. Kevin I don't know what don't have who we want so. Body and guys were afraid they wouldn't be able to do this. And you have no idea what's -- to amino. -- and I hope quite simple and well executed last night on the camera please here with me. I'm -- to thank my wife she put up put me for the last number days. I sighed and -- most of these words together. On Saturday. Long before anything was known. And his will play -- to go along little little history. I meant Kevin and October of 1989. So much too far off from twenty years he -- The -- on his vacancy on the engine. Horrible thought I'll work before. Of those units on notified of -- forward who. But we want to files is assigned to one of them. Being notes on a lot of company I appreciate government. And we used to call lot of point six affectionately. Of issues lot of truck knowing -- and I believe the numbers for the last thirty plus years. In fact. -- was different. Knowing -- No you can usually pick -- people right away but the first utility worker who was like I'm. He had this not them he didn't care. Would distance but it didn't take too long to see was smoke and members. -- in Norway where his feelings on this week. We knew what -- two hours a week in human and I'll just issues we wherever you want to fighters in emergencies it didn't take too long. To find the real -- on the need to. Whatever he said there was truly just the opposite. Actions speak a lot louder than words and he was a man of action. Like being on the fire department. He like we're everywhere you look disguise he loved the -- you know they had compelled. Smoke and -- you couldn't looked up you know. September -- promoted to captain. -- Saudi opportunities come across the floor of my position. He was about dale one group forward. -- never admit it but he was happy. Users grew. It was a group we couldn't even begin to understand back then that they would form. When used to become the voice a lot of 26 who wore -- came into the Coke -- vacant. He was on the engine they were together many nights and days. Probably close a fifteen years somewhere and the summer's on time flies by governor was governor. He didn't change she continued to want to hear. Never complained of all running what was unleashed an almost doubled from one. 2000 -- I was promoted to chief. I went to -- what we call us safety. And ended up working on group for. Bush still ran into Kevin. At different incidents lot of -- and it wasn't like working to go up every day. You're still bought some of the issues lot of -- knowing when one group. -- for five dollars a month she must have responded to 25 maybe 50000 incidents. Who know. It was going to retire. The would have been quite a record. -- Friday body was working I was -- Whose group three. Different -- military and -- files. Just another one -- and -- to duty in the -- known. A horrible radial motion. I gotta tell you. I thought -- I was was what guys from the Indy 500. We get -- shall. The -- was -- members were trapped. It's already. -- formal get a mold we've got to guys we've got the equipment. And you look at recent killings in the front seat. The civil get up we'll we'll get him on. It and papers say -- we couldn't. We couldn't help them and I hate to Fisher which is up -- it was beyond. Anything we could do with a moment. Killers less Freud when do -- truck. And when was them. I don't know I've -- bloodiest. The tremendous amount of training. Does not in the can prepare you. Official we saw that day. But it was a twenty year run for the voice on group for quite a record you'll probably never be surpassed. Memo shortly. We will never be another Kevin Kelly again. I don't know what I want to -- and almost as an official man or. I thank my wife again and emotion put up for me for a week and -- set. Got up early wolf got out of -- why -- when human Spirit to kill them. The 6 o'clock on Saturday morning and -- achieve what everyone has to say. And personal story I read. Was it was an off duty nurse. Going by. And stopped to help and I thank that person. And with the story one on and then the line that made me jump bolt upright. Out of my chair. I -- allowed on. Mentioned out of the deal on. I bought enough from the front -- of that lot of truck. Want everyone to know at that point was -- before we knew anything. They should that was government. I don't know how many seconds between hill and the bottom there was from alive we found but talking to the other members. He was -- one -- was governor. Put on the side door that ladder truck -- two -- one from Shire Reeve who won for the pill form. Deciding -- and -- work but they were returned. Emerged what -- wrong. And I new cabinet is someone that on. Trying to send know what -- record. For those dome -- I want to thank all the agencies that came out that caters to more people than -- time. Everyone in his a -- up to say thank you I don't know the word socialist. I get roped into standing up -- I commute to work Monday morning and finished the -- looking -- myself and an accomplished something that I want to quote Kevin is. No one around to different companies the guys who spread out a little bit now. Wanted to give me something I can you of course now they all want to talk to me. -- not going to be -- and a -- And they gave me quite a numbers or recession fellow Mormon church. I'm going to try to give you. Some governors. He had a sons. The supple and ready to minutes before it would be announced. He was always first of the table you gotta understand over the files you know I've had served time for self. It was ready whenever -- get him. His voice to be identified on the department radio faster than mine. Kind of an infield. He holds the longest record as lieutenant on the company. My guess was it would never be broken. But my understanding is one of his proteges and ready to give Detroit. I was told used to fight tooth and nail. With a -- one. But so another reason to remember these unfamiliar. These are the guys to go -- to be up here. He enjoyed it would allow an of those expenses. I know he didn't enjoyed a -- cute and I came back -- that I was no -- us. And I must say. I would go tell Kevin that do something once in awhile he'd go up on the whole in the hands of the movement and be monitoring and I think my name be in this. I hate the -- is put in the doorway with a little smile on my colors. I know he was issued station uniform. We all. I cannot remember a time. That he had a full settlement. Pick up one of what you -- form. And his -- and Quincy. I -- I was told to tell everyone he was a role model. No one of his proteges. Recession the question. What we Kevin do. Would whatever situation would creation of social phone -- one he would tell column on a cell phone they -- I need some help. And I thought I should just the beginning of his legacy of he trained guy now we're going to go -- and spread Kevin Kelly two of them them. You can spread and proven true. And nor members will be taught to Whitcomb to."