FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – Fort Wayne’s first Black firefighter will be laid to rest Thursday.
The funeral for Richard Ridley Jr. will be Thursday morning at 11 a.m. at Turner Chapel AME. Visitation will start at 10 a.m. that day and also be held Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at D.O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home.
Ridley served in the 101st Infantry as a paratrooper.
The City of Fort Wayne released the following on his passing:
The City of Fort Wayne and the Fort Wayne Fire Department are mourning the passing of the first Black firefighter hired in Fort Wayne.
Richard Ridley, Jr., served the FWFD from 1961-1985. Mr. Ridley also had a brother, son, and nephew serve with the FWFD. Two additional nephews continue to serve with the FWFD.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the Ridley family and our FWFD family.
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