Tom Petschke News Today

Ballardsville Fire Department Sgt. Tom Petschke will be laid to rest on Monday in his hometown near Buffalo, New York.

Hundreds of friends, family, fellow firefighters and community gathered to remember Ballardsville Fire Department Sgt. Tom Petschke. The veteran firefighter, 53, had a medical emergency on Nov. 11 and died.

Sgt. Thomas Petschke Jr. had been with Ballardsville Fire Department for 10 years. (Image Courtesy Dignity Memorial)

On Wednesday evening, family, friends, and dozens of first responders from the region attended the visitation for Tom Petschke, a 10-year veteran of the Ballardsville Fire Department.

"Tom was a part of our family."

A moving tribute stretched from Jefferson to Oldham County on Monday to honor the Ballardsville Firefighter who died in the line of duty over the weekend.

Funeral arrangements have been made for the Ballardsville firefighter who was killed in the line of duty over the weekend.

Sgt. Tom Petschke died after firefighters responded to an abandoned structure fire on North Buckeye Lane in Goshen.