Road closures announced for funeral service of Philadelphia police officer Andy Chan
Philly honors fallen hero Andy Chan
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PHILADELPHIA - Several streets and roads in Philadelphia will be briefly closed on Tuesday as mourners gather to remember the life of Philadelphia Police Officer Andy Chan.
FOP Lodge No. 5 announced Chan's death on Dec. 2, seven years after he was involved in a motorcycle crash while on patrol that left him with traumatic brain injuries.
A husband and father, Chan is remembered for his many years of service to the Philadelphia Police Department.
Funeral arrangements
What we know:
The funeral for Officer Andy Chan will take place on Tuesday afternoon at The Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul on Race Street in Philadelphia.
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Funeral arrangements announced for fallen Philly Police Officer Andy Chan
Funeral arrangements for fallen Philadelphia Police Officer Andy Chan have been announced.
An internment service for Officer Chan will directly follow the mass at West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwood.
Road closures
Local perspective:
The City of Philadelphia has announced three waves of street closures starting at 5 a.m. Tuesday and lasting until the conclusion of the funeral service.
Beginning at 5 a.m.
- 18th Street between Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Vine Street
Beginning at 5:30 a.m.
- 15th Street between Spring Garden Street and Callowhill Street
- Broad Street between Spring Garden Street and Callowhill Street
- Callowhill Street between Broad Street and 17th Street
- 17th Street between Callowhill and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
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Beginning at 6 a.m.
- Benjamin Franklin Parkway between 16th Street and 22nd Street
- Vine Street between Logan Circle and 16th Street
- Race Street between 16th Street and 18th Street
- 17th Street between Vine Street and Benjamin Franklin Parkway
- 19th Street between Benjamin Franklin Parkway and Cherry Street
Police say streets affected by the road closures will have "Temporary No Parking" zones, and violators will be towed. Certain SEPTA routes may also be impacted by the funeral service.
Officer Chan's legacy
What they're saying:
Roosevelt Poplar, president of FOP Lodge #5, said, "Andy had a smile that would penetrate your heart and when you saw him, when he walked in a room, he was always smiling. It was contagious."
Mark O’Connor, executive director of the Families Behind The Badge Children’s Foundation, said, "Andy’s old partner, Kyle Cross, said that being highway patrol in Philadelphia is all that Andy wanted to do and he got there and he was at the pinnacle of his life. It defined him."
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Families Behind the Badge also announced Tuesday that they would be moving forward with the 6th Annual Andy Chan Block Party on Friday, Dec. 12.
Proceeds from this year's event will support the Chan family and 10 other families of fallen or critically-injured first responders.