Longest-serving member of Zoneton fire, Major Garry Key, laid to rest Share Updated: 9:06 PM EST Feb 22, 2021 WLKY Digital Team Share Updated: 9:06 PM EST Feb 22, 2021
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Show Transcript FORWARD. ALEXIS: THE BODY OF MAJOR GARRY KEYES WILL BE A LONG PROCESSION ROUTE ON PRESTON HIGHWAY AND WILL PASS THE SAME FIRE DISTRICT WHERE THE MAJOR SERVED FOR 36 YEARS. IT IS A TRIBUTE TO A MAN WHO MANY SAY WAS MORE THAN A FIREFIGHTER. TODAY, WE CELEBRATE THE LIFE OF MAJOR GARRY KEY, A MENTOR, A FRIEND AND A TRUE HERO. ALEXIS: A FIRE JACKET WITH THE INITIAL G. KEY AND HELMET SIT NEXT TO A ZONETON COMMUNITY HERO WHO TOUCHED THE LIVES OF MANY. AFTER A MONTH-LONG BATTLE WITH CORONAVIRUS, MAJOR AND BATTILLION CHIEF GARRY KEY PASSED AWAY ON FEBRUARY 13 THE LAST THREE MONTHS, WE HAVE BEEN TESTED. OUR BOND HAS ONLY GROWN STRONGER. ALEXIS: MAJOR KEY’S DEATH IS A SECOND BLOW TO THE DEPARTMENT AS THEY’RE STILL GRIEVING THE LOSS OF MAJOR