Chicago Fire Department Lt. Jan Tchoryk died last week battling a high-rise fire in the Gold Coast neighborhood, and hundreds turned out to pay tribute to him at a visitation service on Wednesday.
The visitation in Norridge is the first to be held this week, as the department and the city mourn Tchoryk and firefighter Jermaine Pelt, both of whom died in the line of duty earlier this month.
“He was just really a wonderful fella," said John O'Shea of Tchoryk."Well liked…well liked by everybody. And it’s just really sad what happened.” O’Shea and his wife Kristin walked into the funeral home to say their final goodbyes to their friend, and they were far from alone.Sign up for NBC Chicago newsletters.When that mayday call went out last week Pack knew his long time friend was in danger, and Wednesday was especially difficult for him.
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