Former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood was laid to rest Jan. 26, 2009. Highwood retired Dec 31, 2008, after 46 years in the fire service with the last 18 as Chesterton's fire chief. I was honored to have the opportunity to document his last call.
A firefighter cookie jar is held by interim Chesterton Fire Chief Mike Orlich while waiting for the casket of former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood to be brought out of St Patrick Catholic Church Monday morning in Chesterton. The cookie jar would sit full of candy on Highwood’s desk and whenever a visiting child would come into the firehouse, they would visit the "sucker chief" for candy.
The casket of former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood is loaded onto the back of a fire truck during his funeral service outside St. Patrick Catholic Church in Chesterton Monday.
The Honor Guard of Chesterton firefighters salutes the casket of former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood after it was loaded onto the back of a fire truck during Highwood’s funeral outside St. Patrick Catholic Church in Chesterton.
A firefighter places a wreath with a picture of former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood near the former Chief's Chersteron Fire Department vehicle during the funeral processional for former Chief Highwood in downtown Chesterton Monday.
Interim Chesterton Fire Chief Mike Orlich fights back tears as he carries the fire helmet of former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood during his funeral process through downtown Chesterton Monday.
Local residents take pictures and pay their respects to former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood as his funeral procession proceeds down Calumet Road in downtown Chesterton Monday. Highwood spent 46 years in the fire service with the last 18 as Chesterton's fire chief before retiring Dec. 31, 2008.
The funeral procession for former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood passes under a large American flag hung from Valparaiso and Portage fire trucks in Chesterton Monday.
The funeral procession for former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood walks through the Chesterton Cemetery to the burial site Monday in Chesterton.
The casket of former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood was decorated with symbols of the fire service like the Dalmatians, flames and fire trucks.
Fire fighters salute the casket of former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood for the last time during his funeral at the Chesterton Cemetery in Chesterton Monday.
Nancy Highwood is comforted by her grandson Michael Moskalick after she received her husbands fire helmet and flag during the funeral for former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood at the Chesterton Cemetery in Chesterton Monday.
Interim Chesterton Fire Chief Mike Orlich comforts his son Manny Orlich, a Chesterton firefighter cadet, after the funeral for former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood at the Chesterton Cemetery in Chesterton Monday.
Nancy Highwood touches the casket of her late husband, former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood, for the last time at the end of his funeral services at the Chesterton Cemetery Monday in Chesterton.
A firefighter cookie jar is held by interim Chesterton Fire Chief Mike Orlich while waiting for the casket of former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood to be brought out of St Patrick Catholic Church Monday morning in Chesterton. The cookie jar would sit full of candy on Highwood’s desk and whenever a visiting child would come into the firehouse, they would visit the "sucker chief" for candy. 
The casket of former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood is loaded onto the back of a fire truck during his funeral service outside St. Patrick Catholic Church in Chesterton Monday.
The Honor Guard of Chesterton firefighters salutes the casket of former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood after it was loaded onto the back of a fire truck during Highwood’s funeral outside St. Patrick Catholic Church in Chesterton.
A firefighter places a wreath with a picture of former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood near the former Chief's Chersteron Fire Department vehicle during the funeral processional for former Chief Highwood in downtown Chesterton Monday.
Interim Chesterton Fire Chief Mike Orlich fights back tears as he carries the fire helmet of former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood during his funeral process through downtown Chesterton Monday.
Local residents take pictures and pay their respects to former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood as his funeral procession proceeds down Calumet Road in downtown Chesterton Monday. Highwood spent 46 years in the fire service with the last 18 as Chesterton's fire chief before retiring Dec. 31, 2008.
The funeral procession for former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood passes under a large American flag hung from Valparaiso and Portage fire trucks in Chesterton Monday.
The funeral procession for former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood walks through the Chesterton Cemetery to the burial site Monday in Chesterton.
The casket of former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood was decorated with symbols of the fire service like the Dalmatians, flames and fire trucks.
Fire fighters salute the casket of former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood for the last time during his funeral at the Chesterton Cemetery in Chesterton Monday.
Nancy Highwood is comforted by her grandson Michael Moskalick after she received her husbands fire helmet and flag during the funeral for former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood at the Chesterton Cemetery in Chesterton Monday.
Interim Chesterton Fire Chief Mike Orlich comforts his son Manny Orlich, a Chesterton firefighter cadet, after the funeral for former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood at the Chesterton Cemetery in Chesterton Monday.
Nancy Highwood touches the casket of her late husband, former Chesterton Fire Chief Warren "Skip" Highwood, for the last time at the end of his funeral services at the Chesterton Cemetery Monday in Chesterton.
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