Some Midland area roads, including Saginaw Road, were briefly closed Tuesday for a local firefighter's funeral procession.
Retired Midland City firefighter Lt. Timothy Longlet, 54, died on Friday after a four-year battle with cancer. To honor Longlet, the Midland Fire Department Station #3 displayed an American flag over Saginaw Road. The fire station is located on North Saginaw Road in Midland, where the funeral procession briefly passed during its route from Midland Evangelical Free Church to the Midland City Cemetery.
Longlet had been a State of Michigan Certified Service Officer with the Midland City Fire Department and was union president of Local 1315 over 10 years.