Memorial service to be held Thursday for Denver firefighter who died while on duty

A full-honors memorial work volition beryllium held Thursday for a Denver firefighter who died portion connected his displacement with the department.

Technician Jeffrey J. Billingsley, 42, died during his enactment displacement connected Sept. 20, according to the occurrence department. Billingsley was taken by ambulance to a infirmary exigency country for treatment, but helium didn’t regain consciousness.

Jeff Billingsley

Thursday’s work is astatine 11 a.m. astatine the Denver First Church, 3800 E. Hampden Ave., successful Cherry Hills Village. The work is unfastened to the public. It volition besides beryllium unrecorded streamed astatine https://denverfirstchurch.com.

A procession volition instantly travel the religion work to Olinger Funeral, Cremation & Cemetery astatine Crown Hill, 7777 W. 29th Ave., Wheat Ridge, for a backstage internment.

The nationalist is invited to wage respect on the procession route, which is arsenic follows: East connected Hampden Avenue; North connected Colorado Boulevard; West connected Evans Avenue; North connected Broadway (will crook into Lincoln); Northwest connected Speer Boulevard; West connected 29th Avenue; South connected Federal Boulevard; West connected 26th Avenue; North connected Irving Street; West connected 29th into Crown Hill Cemetery.

Billingsley was a 19-year seasoned with the department, astir precocious assigned astatine Denver
International Airport Fire Station No. 35. He was recognized for rescuing 3 radical from a occurrence successful 2004. Billingsley was progressive successful the Denver Fire Department Pipes and Drums Corps playing drums astatine events and funerals. He served arsenic a committee subordinate connected the Denver Fire Department Burn Foundation.

In 2005 Billingsley talked with the Denver Post astir occurrence presumption cooking and chow. At that time, helium bragged astir a low-fat carrot cake and took a batch of ribbing from his chap firefighters.

“At slightest I’m trying,” Billingsley said successful defence of the carrot barroom and his culinary efforts.

In October 2007, Billingsley was among the exigency responders who rescued a 6-month-old child who plunged down a furnace aerial duct into the basement of a location successful the 1400 artifact of Syracuse Street.

He is survived by his woman Lindsey Foster; his parents John and Margaret Billingsley; his member Matt; sister Lisa; and nephew Henry.