{"id":41160,"date":"2023-03-27T23:23:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-28T03:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=41160"},"modified":"2023-03-27T23:26:37","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T03:26:37","slug":"genesee-county-saying-goodbye-to-dispatcher-merkel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2023\/03\/27\/genesee-county-saying-goodbye-to-dispatcher-merkel\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Saying goodbye to Dispatcher Merkel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Provided photos of Dispatcher Andrew Merkel’s funeral service at the Alabama Fire Hall on Monday, Mercy Flight also was on scene for a fly over.<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Merkel Obituary (1984 – 2023) – Legacy Remembers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link to donate to his family<\/strong><\/em>– https:\/\/gofund.me\/3906240e<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Provided photos of Dispatcher Andrew Merkel’s funeral service at the Alabama Fire Hall on Monday, Mercy Flight also was on scene for a fly over. Andrew Merkel Obituary (1984 – 2023) – Legacy Remembers Link to donate to his family– https:\/\/gofund.me\/3906240e<\/p>\n

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