LAKEWOOD, Colo. —
A Summit Fire and EMS firefighter who died in the line of duty earlier this month will be laid to rest following a public funeral procession.
Ken Jones, 46, spent 20 years as a firefighter. He is survived by his wife, 11-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son.
"Ken was a phenomenal individual,” Deputy Summit Fire Chief Travis Davis said. “He was an oak. He was a very steady presence.”
Jones died when he fell from the roof of a five-story condominium building in Copper Mountain while fighting a fire.
His funeral procession started at 9 a.m. Friday at the Horan McConaty funeral home at 3101 S. Wadsworth Blvd., passed by Bear Creek Lake State Park and ended at Waterstone Community Church at 5890 S. Alkire St. in Littleton.
Community members lined up along the procession route to pay their respects.
The funeral itself was not open to the public.
9NEWS streamed the full procession online but did not have live coverage of the service itself per the family's wishes.
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