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Marquette Elks Lodge 405 honors the late Forsyth Township firefighter Ben Lauren and his family during a Tuesday ceremony at the lodge. From left are Ben Lauren’s sister Tori, brother Levi, mother Carla, father Ron and Elks Exalted Ruler Russell Ransom. (Journal photo by Christie Mastric)
MARQUETTE Marquette Elks Lodge 405 on Tuesday honored the late Forsyth Township firefighter Benjamin Lauren and members of his family.
Lauren, 23, of Gwinn, was fatally injured while fighting a structure fire at K.I. Sawyer on March 13. He was a captain at the Forsyth Township Fire Department and a third-generation volunteer firefighter.