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August 31, 2007

Coventry firefighter's funeral procession draws crowd

A funeral procession for Americo DiPetrillo, 53, of Coventry, has brought firefighters out to pay their respects.

The Hopkins Hill firefighter died Sunday after being pulled out of the water at a beach in Narragansett.

Local firefighters waved flags and fire engines lined an overpass north of Exit 6A on Route 95 this morning as a state police-escorted funeral procession for the firefighter headed from Coventry to Cranston.

DiPetrillo was a firefighter for more than 30 years, serving as the assistant training officer for six years.

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