The Worcester Police Department on Sunday announced calling hours and funeral details for Officer Enmanuel Familia, who died Friday while trying to rescue a.
Enmanuel “Manny” Familia, the Worcester police officer who sacrificed his life Friday when he rushed into a pond at Green Hill Park to try to save a 14-year-old boy, will be laid to rest on Thursday. Born in La Vega, Dominican Republic, the 38-year-old officer moved to Worcester as a young boy and graduated from Doherty Memorial High School in 2001. He went on to attend Quinsigamond Community .