Fire victim was âjust a joy to be aroundâ
WWNY Fire victim was âjust a joy to be aroundâ By Scott Atkinson | January 28, 2021 at 1:53 PM EST - Updated January 28 at 6:38 PM
CANTON, N.Y. (WWNY) - One of the people killed in last weekendâs fire in Pierrepont was remembered Thursday as âjust a joy to be around.â
Lena Gollinger, 62, and her husband Rick, 64, died after being trapped in their burning home on County Route 24 Sunday night. Although both people were rescued, their injuries proved to be too severe to survive. Both died at a Syracuse hospital.
Thursday, Canton Central School superintendent Ron Burke remembered Lena as âjust a joy to be around.â