Plenty of emergency-services personnel at memorial for Tim Jones
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Firefighers, police, ambulance personnel, and search and rescue volunteers were out in large numbers this morning for the memorial for Tim Jones in North Vancouver.
He was the 57-year-old leader of North Shore Rescue who died suddenly on January 19.
The service will soon begin at Centennial Theatre.
It follows a procession through the city.
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DavidH
Jan 25, 2014 at 12:38pm
An unfortunate use of the word "pageantry" in the headline. It implies pomp and circumstance, rather than grief and mourning.
Nor was this a "parade" as some media organizations have described it. It was a funeral march, typical of those held for many other first responders over the years, all over the world.
I didn't know Tim Jones, but from what I've read of him, pageants and parades would not have been among his last choices.
Charlie Smith
Jan 26, 2014 at 8:46am
DavidH
In response to your comment, I had adjusted the headline to remove the word "pageantry".
Charlie Smith