Training center dedicated to Ann Arbor firefighter who died of cancer Updated 9:30 AM; Facebook Share 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.”