Funeral for late Philadelphia firefighter Lt. Sean Williamson begins Sunday night – CBS Philly

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A viewing service will be held on Sunday for late Philadelphia firefighter Lt. Sean Williamson. The Philadelphia Fire Department released logistical information for Lt. Sean Williamson’s funeral earlier this week.

He died when a building collapsed after a fire in the Fairhill section of town last weekend.

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Williamson, a 27-year veteran of the department, was assigned to scale 18 in the Nicetown, Tioga section. He also served in the United States Marine Corps before joining the fire department.

A visitation and funeral service will be held on Monday.

You can watch the procession and funeral stream on CBS News Philly on Monday.

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Below are the visitation and funeral details provided by the PFD:

Display
Sunday June 26 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Church of the Epiphany of Our Lord
1121 Jackson St., Philadelphia

• Due to anticipated parking congestion in the neighborhood surrounding the church, mourners are encouraged to park in lot T of Citizens Bank Park.
• From there, uniformed firefighters can hop on the SEPTA Broad Street line for free from the NRG station (Pattison Avenue) to Snyder Avenue, then walk a few blocks to the church.
• VFI will also provide shuttle service between Lot T and Broad and Jackson streets. From there, mourners can walk three blocks to the church.

Procession on foot
Monday, June 27 at 8:30 a.m.

• Dignitaries will accompany the casket from the staging area to 10th and Snyder to the church.
• The procession will head west on Snyder and turn left (south) on 11th Street and end at the church.
• Estimated arrival at the church: 8:40 a.m.

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Visitation and funeral mass
Monday, June 27
Visit from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Mass starts at 11 a.m.
Church of the Epiphany of Our Lord
1121 Jackson St., Philadelphia

• Due to anticipated parking congestion in the neighborhood surrounding the church, mourners are encouraged to park in lot T of Citizens Bank Park.
• From there, uniformed firefighters can ride SEPTA’s Broad Street line for free from the NRG station (Pattison Avenue) to Snyder Avenue, then walk a few blocks to the church.
• VFI will also provide shuttle service between Lot T and Broad and Jackson streets. From there, mourners can walk three blocks to the church.
• We are working to provide pool video and live streaming of the service. Details to be confirmed.
• There will be a media area outside the church across from 2133 S. 11th St. Media can park on the 1000 block of Jackson St.
• After mass, mourners are encouraged to attend the bedding rites outside Stolfo’s Funeral Home, 2536 S. Broad St.

Procession of vehicles

• After mass, a funeral procession will depart from the church, via I-95, I-676, Roosevelt Boulevard, and Wissahickon Avenue to Motor 59/Ladder 18/Medic 4, 2201 W. Hunting Park Ave . Expect street closures.
• From Engine 59, a funeral procession of vehicles and appliances will travel east on Hunting Park and turn right (south) on Broad until it reaches Stolfo Funeral Home, 2536 S. Broad St Expect rolling street closures.
• Estimated time of departure from the E59: 1:35 p.m.
• Estimated time of arrival in Stolfo: 2:20 p.m.