Dozens of firefighters and family members of Michael Freeland gathered Monday night to honor him. The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue engineer died while trying to rescue a person from a wrecked moving truck last week.
After bowing their heads together in prayer, loved ones of Freeland walked a mile under the lights along the St. Johns River. “He’s a loving guy, always in a positive attitude," Darius Holsey described Freeland, his cousin and fellow firefighter said. "Everybody loved him,"
The 36-year-old was with JFRD for seven years.
“He’s a first responder, he’s here for the city," Darius Holsey said. "Hopefully the city comes out for him."
However, it wasn’t just those who were from Jacksonville or knew Freeland that put on their sneakers and boots, a 10-year-old from Central Florida actually set up the run.