The funeral arrangements for a Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department engineer who died last week trying to rescue a woman have been finalized.
Michael Freeland was working at the scene of a traffic crash around 1 a.m. on Nov. 11. He was trying to rescue a person from the crash when he collapsed and later died. “He’s a loving guy, always in a positive attitude," Darius Holsey described Freeland, his cousin and fellow firefighter said. "Everybody loved him,"
A public viewing for Freeland will be Friday at Shiloh Metropolitan Baptist Church between 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The funeral will be Saturday at the church beginning at 11 a.m.
It is unclear if the funeral will be open to the public. However, he will have a full JFRD escort from the funeral to the cemetery.