Loved ones gather in Louisburg, Kansas, to honor Drexel firefighter Anthony Juarez
Juarez died when a car crashed into a building he and his wife were in
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SAY WAS A PILLAR IN THE COMMUNITY. TO SAY THAT ANTHONY JUAREZ WAS LOVED IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. DOZENS OF PEOPLE CAME FROM FAR AND WIDE TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS AND HONOR A MAN WHO TRULY MADE A DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES. JUAREZ IS SOMEONE THEY WILL NEVER FORGET. FLAGS LINED THE VISITATION FOR 33 YEAR OLD DREXEL, MISSOURI, FIREFIGHTER ANTHONY JUAREZ, THE FATHER OF FOUR, WAS A LOVING HUSBAND AFTER VEHICLE HIT A BUILDING. 911 DISPATCH LOUISBURG POLICE TO THE 900 BLOCK OF WEST AMITY STREET, MARCH 18TH. THE CRASH HAPPENED AROUND 1230 IN THE AFTERNOON. JUAREZ AND HIS WIFE WERE BOTH HIT. SHE IS RECOVERING. EVERY BREATH I TAKE, I TAKE FOR YOU. YEAH. YOU MAKE ME A BETTER MAN. ANTHONY JUAREZ WAS A TALENTED MUSICIAN, PLAYING AND SINGING IN HIS BAND. 68 OVERPASS. HE WORKED IN HIS FAMILY’S MINISTRY, AGAPE GRACE. HE COACHED HIS KIDS SOCCER, BASEBALL AND FOOTBALL TEAMS. JUAREZ VOLUNTEERED FOR NINE YEARS ON THE DREXE
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Loved ones gather in Louisburg, Kansas, to honor Drexel firefighter Anthony Juarez
Juarez died when a car crashed into a building he and his wife were in
Loved ones gathered in Louisburg, Kansas, Friday night to honor a Drexel volunteer firefighter, Anthony Juarez, who died when a car crashed into a building he and his wife were in. The Louisburg Police Department responded to Safari Hair Salon in the 900 block of West Amity Street around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, after reports of a building crash.Police said a man driving a pickup truck veered off the road, crossing the curb before crashing into the east wall of the building. The driver struck Juarez and his wife while sitting at a desk inside an office space next to the salon. In the video above, KMBC 9's Brian Johnson was in Louisburg when many gathered to honor a man they say was a pillar in the community.Anyone wishing to donate to Juarez's family can take donations directly to the Hawthorne Bank in Drexel, Missouri, or send a check to the Drexel Firefighters Fund at PO Box 364 Drexel, MO, 64742.All funds go directly to the Juarez family.His band is also selling T-shirts to raise money for the family, which are available at www.anthonyjuarezmusic.com or www.okkcsports.com/shop.
LOUISBURG, Kan. —
Loved ones gathered in Louisburg, Kansas, Friday night to honor a Drexel volunteer firefighter, Anthony Juarez, who died when a car crashed into a building he and his wife were in. The Louisburg Police Department responded to Safari Hair Salon in the 900 block of West Amity Street around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 18, after reports of a building crash.
Police said a man driving a pickup truck veered off the road, crossing the curb before crashing into the east wall of the building. The driver struck Juarez and his wife while sitting at a desk inside an office space next to the salon.
In the video above, KMBC 9's Brian Johnson was in Louisburg when many gathered to honor a man they say was a pillar in the community.
Anyone wishing to donate to Juarez's family can take donations directly to the Hawthorne Bank in Drexel, Missouri, or send a check to the Drexel Firefighters Fund at PO Box 364 Drexel, MO, 64742.
