A former Chicago firefighter traveled 1,000 miles in 1999 to honor the Worcester 6, two decades later her connection with the city blossomed into a small ice cream business
Updated Mar 15, 2021;
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Julia Moriconi’s first taste of Worcester came during one of its darkest hours.
As a firefighter in Chicago, Moriconi traveled nearly 1,000 miles east in December of 1999 after six Worcester firefighters lost their lives in the Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. blaze.
Photos from the event show Moriconi standing on the stage as part of the honor guard in the ceremony at the then-Worcester Centrum that honored the six fallen heroes. Moriconi, who was 32 years old at the time, stood next to Firefighter Paul Brotherton’s photo as former President Bill Clinton addressed the crowd.