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Shores Firefighters Join Community in Fundraiser for Fallen Westland Firefighter
St. Clair Shores firefighters joined WCSX, Roy O'Brien Ford and Wally's Frozen Custard Monday to raise funds for Brian Woehlke, a 29-year-old Dearborn resident, who died while fighting a strip mall fire.
Members of St. Clair Shores Fire Fighters Union Local 1744 took to the streets Monday evening to help raise funds for a fellow firefighter who died while battling a fire at a strip mall in Westland.
Off-duty firefighters held their boots high in the intersection of 9 Mile and Mack to collect donations for the Brian Woehlke Fund, which was set up after the 29-year-old Wayne-Westland firefighter died from injuries sustained while fighting the fire on May 8.
The fundraiser was organized by radio station WCSX-FM, which had four donation locations set up Monday around Metro Detroit including Roy O'Brien Ford in St. Clair Shores.
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Additionally, Wally's Frozen Custard provided cones to those who made donations from the mobile catering fire truck.
Woehlke was a new addition to the Westland Fire Department, with about 10 months on the job when he died. He leaves behind his wife, Jennifer, and 13-month-old daughter, Ava.
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For more information, or to make a donation, visit the Brian Woehlke website.
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