Firefighters pay final respects to ‘great leader’ Burnham
A Lake City fire truck carrying Randy Burnham, the city’s fallen fire chief, passes by the Lake City Fire Department Station 1 on Friday afternoon on its way to the Corinth Methodist Church cemetery. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
Lake City Assistant Fire Chief Josh Wehinger is presented the American flag that was draped across Fire Chief Randy Burnham’s casket during the graveside ceremony Friday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
The procession, with Fire Chief Randy Burnham carried on the back of a Lake City fire truck, leaves Christian Fellowship Church on Friday, driving below a giant American flag. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
Members of the Suwannee County Fire Rescue honor guard stand at attention at the Corinth Methodist Church cemetery alongside the Lake City fire engine carrying Fire Chief Randy Burnham on Friday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)
A compassionate public servant, known for his studious manner and love for life, touched and impacted a lot of lives before and during his time as the Lake City fire chief.
