Funeral for NYC firefighter: He ‘died doing what he loved’
By MICHAEL R. SISAK
Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A funeral has been held for a New York City firefighter killed while battling a Brooklyn house fire. Thirty-one-year-old Timothy Klein was remembered Friday as a selfless hero and fun-loving prankster who overcame childhood health obstacles to follow his father into the department. He died Sunday when the flames caused a collapse. One other person was killed in the blaze. Klein’s funeral was held at the Church of St. Francis DeSales in Queens. Klein grew up in nearby Breezy Point and was with the fire department for six years. Mayor Eric Adams says that “it’s clear that Tim was born to be a hero.”
