The funeral for Corey Comperatore, the father of two and volunteer firefighter killed in the shooting at the Trump rally in Butler, Pa., will take place on Friday at the church where he was a longtime member.
The Rev. Jonathan Fehl announced the plans in an email to the congregation of Cabot Church, which Mr. Comperatore attended, not far from his home in Sarver, Pa.
Mr. Fehl wrote that Mr. Comperatore had served his family, church, community and country “with a heart of service to the Lord.”
“Whether it was taking part in a small group, serving on the trustees or lending his expertise to a building project, he was constantly helping the people around him,” he wrote.
Mr. Comperatore, 50, died at the rally on Saturday after a gunman on a rooftop attempted to assassinate former President Donald J. Trump. In Mr. Comperatore’s final moments, he dove to shield his family members who had accompanied him to the rally, according to Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania.
The funeral arrangements will include a public visitation on Thursday in Freeport, Pa. Mr. Fehl told congregants to “expect large crowds, security and media.”
The funeral on Friday morning will be a private event for family and friends. It will be followed by a procession of up to 500 fire trucks heading toward the Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company, where Mr. Comperatore served for decades, including as chief in the early 2000s.
Friends said that Mr. Comperatore was devoted to his wife, Helen, and daughters, Allyson, 27, and Kaylee, 24. He loved to fish and took meticulous care of his cars, boat and lawn. His two Dobermans, Ivan and Negan, were well trained, a neighbor said. The most recent Cabot Church newsletter celebrated his birthday and wedding anniversary, both in June.
Mr. Comperatore worked as a project and tooling engineer at JSP, a plastics manufacturing company, and, according to his obituary, served in the U.S. Army Reserves.
“His courage was not the loud and boisterous kind; it was the courage of quiet resilience, the strength to be vulnerable and the bravery to lead with love,” his obituary said.
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