KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One of the two KCMO firefighters who were killed in the line of duty will be laid to rest Wednesday.
The service Wednesday for 13-year fire veteran John Mesh will be at Saint Mark’s Catholic Church in Independence. A processional after the funeral will pass several fire stations on the way to Mount Olivet Cemetery. Multiple roadways will be closed while the processional takes place. The community is invited to stand along to route to show support for the family.
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Larry Leggio was laid to rest at the same cemetery on Monday.
Leggio and Mesh were fighting a fire when the building collapsed last week in Kansas City’s old northeast.
Mesh leaves behind a wife and four daughters.
He served with the fire department for 13-years and worked on the pumper at station 10.
