ydr.inyork.com - 5/9/2008
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PHILADELPHIA The applause thundered through the cathedral Friday as hundreds of people mourned a Philadelphia police officer killed in the line of duty and rooted for his favorite team. "Let's go Flyers, let's go!" (Clap, clap, clap-clap-clap!) The cheer for the city's hockey club came toward the end of the funeral Mass for Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski. It was led with a smile by his oldest son, ...
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Fallen Officer's Son Leads Flyers Cheer During Ceremony
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
... to show some support for his father's favorite
team before that night's playoff game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Also, "his casket's lining bore the team emblem,
and a jersey and flower arrangement in the shape of the logo were
displayed nearby before the Mass."
We've also heard the Flyers may have a moment of silence in honor of Liczbinski at their first home game of the Eastern Conference Finals.
>>Funeral for slain officer includes cheer for favorite team [York Daily Record] >>Sgt. ...
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Puck Daddy —
... who led a "Let's Go Flyers" chant ... at the end of the funeral Mass for his father, Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski, a 12-year veteran of the Philadelphia police force who was tragically killed in the line of duty last week. ...
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Fallen Officer's Son Leads Flyers Cheer During Ceremony
the700level.com 5/9/2008 —
The murder of
Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski last Saturday put life in perspective for much of the Philadelphia community. Often, when friends or family members who have passed are remembered, one of the first ...
