Yeshiva Students Pay Respect to Monsey Ex-Fire Chief
Students from multiple yeshivas in Monsey came out to pay their respects to two time Monsey Fire Chief Richard Lagarde. He passed away suddenly, and a special funeral procession was arranged to honor his 47 years of service.
by Monsey.info
In a show of Kiddush Hashem, hundreds of students from Monsey Yeshivas came out to show their respects to Richard Lagarde, a two time Monsey Fire Chief.
Lagarde, who worked as an employee of the Town of Ramapo for the past 30 years, had given his time to the Monsey Fire Department for 47 years. He spent two terms there as chief of the department.
His sudden passing wasn’t missed, and a special funeral procession was arranged, with dozens of firefighters and fire apparatus in attendance. Representatives from EMS volunteer agencies around the County, including Hatzalah joined as well, along with Chaveirim of Rockland.
Students of the Viznitz (Vilchovitz) Cheder, the Munkach Cheder, and Yesheva Shaarei Arazim, were standing outside in respect as the procession passed.
Hundreds of #Monsey Yeshiva students line the streets to pay last #Respects to @MonseyFireDept past Chief Richard Lagarde. Thank you for 47 years of service to the residents of @townoframapo. Our deepest condolences to his family. #RIP pic.twitter.com/3tAdG3l8nZ
— Rabbi Yisroel Kahan (@ykahan) June 12, 2019
