Cabery Area Fire Protection District issued the following announcement on July 25.
A 16-year veteran of the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District, Firefighter/Paramedic John-Paul Kilanski, 38, of Algonquin unexpectedly died Sunday while off-duty.
Family members are awaiting a coroner’s report. Kilanski leaves behind his wife, Jennifer, and sons Hunter, 8, Gunnar, 6, and Cannon, 4. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served overseas during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He also served as drill captain with the Associated Fire Fighters of Illinois Honor Guard and was a member of the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills department’s technical rescue team.
The visitation will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Willow Funeral Home, 1415 Algonquin Road, Algonquin, with a fireman’s walkthrough at 6 p.m. The funeral Mass is set for 11 a.m. Monday at St. Margaret Mary Church, 111 S. Hubbard St., Algonquin.
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