PORTAGE, MI –– A processional was held to honor the life and service of firefighter Charlie Sullivan on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

Dozens of first responder vehicles from across the Kalamazoo area and beyond drove from Kalamazoo First Assembly of God to Fieldstone Grille in Portage, with their lights on, saluting Sullivan.

Sullivan, 35, died on Nov. 5, in a motorcycle crash in Kalamazoo.

According to his obituary , Sullivan graduated from Vicksburg High School in 2009.

After attending Ferris State University and then the Kalamazoo County Community Police Academy, he found his passion at the Oshtemo Township Fire Department.

His obituary describes him as a spirited adventurer, who loved his family and always had a hand to lend for help.

“Charlie was known for his quiet kindness. Never boas

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