LYNN — Public service members from Swampscott, Lynn, and Peabody lined up outside of Solimine Funeral Home on Thursday afternoon, awaiting the funeral procession of Swampscott Police Officer Thomas Lucas.
Lucas died on Thursday, Feb. 29 at the age of 48 after a battle with throat cancer. He served with the Swampscott Police Department for more than 20 years.
The procession rode through the streets of both Swampscott and Lynn before arriving at the funeral home. Lucas was honored with a rendition of “Going Home” performed on the bagpipes as his peers stood in solidarity.
Lucas’ two sons, Kyle, 19, and Dylan, 14, served as pallbearers. The wake began at 4 p.m. and the funeral service was held at 7 p.m.
“I want to personally thank our community for the overwhelming outpouring of support during this difficult time for our department,” Swampscott Police Chief Ruben Quesada said in a statement.
24World Media does not take any responsibility of the information you see on this page. The content this page contains is from independent third-party content provider. If you have any concerns regarding the content, please free to write us here: contact@24worldmedia.com
Do you believe the Covid vaccine had negative side effects? VOTE HERE
Latest Google layoffs hit the Flutter and Python groups
‘Women’s rights have been attacked constantly!’
Here’s your chance to own a decommissioned US government supercomputer
AWS S3 storage bucket with unlucky name nearly cost developer $1,300
FTC fines Razer for every cent made selling bogus “N95 grade” RGB masks
Apple confirms bug that is keeping some iPhone alarms from sounding
Roundtables: Inside the Next Era of AI and Hardware
Supplements: Ginkgo biloba boosts memory