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Chicago Fire Department Lieutenant Jan Tchoryk's family said the firefighter who died during a Gold Coast high-rise fire was "always smiling."
Jermaine Pelt, a Chicago firefighter who died while battling a blaze in the West Pullman neighborhood on Tuesday, April 4, was remembered as a hero.
Lt. Jan Tchoryk died of a heart attack while battling a fire on the city's North Side. Another firefighter from Chicago also died fighting a fire this week.
The bodies of Firefighter Jermaine Pelt and Lt. Jan Tchoryk will be transported from the Medical Examiner's office to funeral homes Friday.
A crowd of dozens of first responders and supporters gathered for separate processions from the Cook County medical examiner’s office to suburban funeral homes.