Overview
- The funeral service for Ray Moreau began at 10 a.m. Saturday at CCSU’s Welte Hall in New Britain, drawing hundreds of firefighters, law enforcement officers and community members.
- Following the service, a solemn procession led by fire trucks, bagpipers and honor guards is traveling to Southington Cemetery, with the public encouraged to line the designated route.
- Connecticut State Police say a fire truck component broke free during last Sunday’s Maria Road blaze, inflicting the catastrophic injuries that led to Moreau’s death.
- Gov. Ned Lamont and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz ordered flags at half-staff statewide, and Commissioner Ronnell Higgins lauded Moreau’s ultimate sacrifice.
- A 35-year volunteer firefighter and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, Moreau had been preparing to celebrate his 36th wedding anniversary when he answered the call that cost him his life.