ST. LOUIS COUNTY – The firefighter community is mourning the loss of a retired fire chief.
Jim Silvernail died Wednesday night after a long battle with a tough illness. He served Metro West residents for over 30 years until his retirement in 2003.
“As many of you are aware, Chief Silvernail left this earth tonight to watch over all of us from heaven. On behalf of the thousands of firefighters he impacted, those he comforted in the middle of the night, those that he protected throughout his career and beyond, there are not enough words to express what he meant. However, we will spend the rest of our careers living out his passion and we will all do our best to honor the life of this worthy man,” G. Michael Krause III, fire chief of the Metro West Fire Protection District said.
Silvernail's funeral is on May 2. 5 On Your Side will stream the procession from the funeral home to the Cathedral Basilica and the funeral mass.
