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Friday, January 4, 2013

Late Firefighter Daniel Inglis, 25, Showed ‘Uncommon Valor’

The paralyzed Lacey firefighter and Union City police officer was laid to rest Friday

Before the casket draped with an American flag was placed on the back of a Lanoka Harbor fire truck to be transported to its resting place, bagpipes sounded to “Amazing Grace.” An emergency scanner went off with a member of the Ocean County Sherriff’s Department speaking in honor of Daniel Inglis Jr. “You will be sorely missed but not forgotten. Rest in peace Daniel,” the scanner said. Inglis, 25, of Lanoka Harbor — a police officer with the Union City Police Department and a volunteer with the Lanoka Harbor Fire Department — died on Monday, a year and six days after he suffered paralyzing injuries due to a motor vehicle accident. Inglis was transported by fire truck to the Lanoka Harbor Fire Department where a fireman’s funeral service …

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Viewing to be Held for Daniel Inglis Thursday, Fireman's Service Friday

Inglis, 25, who became a quadriplegic after a motor vehicle accident just more than a year ago, is being remembered as a "fighter" and "hero"

A viewing for Daniel Inglis will be held on Thursday, Jan. 3 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Riggs Funeral Home on Route 9 North in Forked River. Inglis, 25, of Lacey Township died just more than one year after he suffered paralyzing injuries due to a motor vehicle accident. According to his obituary, Inglis died on Monday at his Lanoka Harbor home with his family by his side. Hundreds have written on Facebook in memory and honor of Inglis. He is being remembered as an “amazing young man,” “strong,” “kindhearted,” “fun” and “loving.”  “God gained an amazing angel, a fighter, and a hero in heaven today,” Meghan Lee said on Facebook. “Dan had the ability to make each and every person smile. He reached out and helped so many people, …

frank rizzo

9:31 am on Thursday, January 3, 2013

my heartfelt condolences to daniel's family and friends. this young man did a lot for this town and all in it. its a shame people spend all day and night on the patch acting like children insulting each other and yet not one of then would take the second to thank daniel here for all he did. God speed daniel.   more ›

Monday, December 31, 2012

Daniel Inglis, Paralyzed Lacey Firefighter, Dies

Services for Daniel will be held at Riggs Funeral Home on Route 9 in Forked River from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 3. The funeral service will be on Friday, Jan. 4 at the Lanoka Harbor

The Inglis family reported that Daniel, a former Union City cop and Lanoka Harbor firefighter who became a quadriplegic after a motor vehicle accident on Christmas Eve in 2011, has died. “This morning our beautiful son became an angel in Heaven, God needed him to protect us from above now,” the family wrote on the “Support for Daniel Inglis” Facebook page. “Daniel is at peace, it was his time, even though some might say he was too young, he accomplished so much, loved so many, and made an unforgettable impression on everyone he touched.” Daniel Inglis, 25, was leaving the Lincoln Tunnel when he got into a single-car accident and found himself in the Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City just more than a year ago. The 2006 graduate of …

Justmyopinion

11:28 pm on Tuesday, January 1, 2013

I am praying that you find comfort and strength through faith and friends during this difficult time of loss. I have never personally met your wonderful son but I have heard so many stories that portray his loving, caring heart. I hear this is a reflection of his family's never-ending example of unconditional love and acceptance. May tender moments surface to warm your heart and home.   more ›

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