Training center dedicated to Ann Arbor firefighter who died of cancer
Updated 9:30 AM;
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ANN ARBOR, MI Bagpipes could be heard from the W.R. Wheeler Service Center in Ann Arbor on Friday, May 7 for the dedication of the new training center for firefighters to Craig Sidelinger.
Sidelinger, who died from cancer in January at the age of 45, was Irish and event organizers invited the Metro Detroit Police and Fire Pipes and Drums to play at the memorial and ceremony.
“He had a family colors kilt made with matching socks and everything,” said Julie Sidelinger, his wife. “That’s why bagpipes always make me cry.”
Dedication, family love is legacy of Ann Arbor firefighter who died of cancer at age 45
Updated Jan 06, 2021;
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ANN ARBOR, MI – Craig Sidelinger never gave anything less than his best when it came to being a firefighter or a family man.
By his early 40s, he had done more with his life and seen more of the world than most people twice his age, his wife Julie Sidelinger said.
“He was a wonderful husband and an amazing father,” she said. “He was always an explorer ready to find the next adventure.”
Sidelinger had planned for more adventures in his life with his wife, his 5-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son, but fate decided otherwise in July 2019 when he was diagnosed with terminal colon cancer.
Emotional tribute given to veteran firefighter battling colon cancer
A touching video of first responders honoring one of their own as he battles terminal colon cancer is making the rounds on social media.
Posted at 6:43 AM, Dec 31, 2020
and last updated 2020-12-31 06:45:12-05
YPSILANTI, Mich. (WXYZ) â The wife of an Ann Arbor firefighter shared an emotional video of her husband s send-off from St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Hospital in Ypsilanti.
Craig Sidelinger was diagnosed with colon cancer in July of 2019. On Tuesday, he was discharged from the hospital to home hospice.
The video posted on Julie Sidelinger s Facebook page shows more than 40 firefighters lined inside the entry to salute Craig as he was wheeled to the hospital exit.