Obituaries
Services Set For NYPD Officer Killed In Crash
The New Rochelle resident was on his way home from work when the accident occurred.
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Services for the New York Police Department officer killed Jan. 16 in a traffic accident have been set. Visitation for Brian A. Kessler, 28, of New Rochelle, will be held Tuesday, Jan. 22 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Westchester Funeral Home in Eastchester.
Kessler's funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23 at the Immaculate Conception Church in Tuckahoe. Interment will follow at Gate of Heaven.
Kessler was killed in the Bronx Jan. 16 while on his way home from 1 Police Plaza in Manhattan.
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He collided with a vehicle from the NYC Parks Department on Shore Road shortly after 8 a.m.
Kessler is survived by his fiancée Denise Vargas, his parents Kenneth and Nancy (Landolfe) Kessler and his brother Timothy Kessler.
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@NYPDPSA8 My condolences to PO Kessler's family and friends, to his fiance all I could say stay strong and again my sincerest and deepest sympathies for this tragic and horrific loss of Brian, I was privileged to know Brian for about 5 years. God bless Brian ! #RIP pic.twitter.com/B1koGPpXez
— Rabbi Akiva Homnick , Chaplain (@RabbiAHomnick) January 16, 2019
According to his obituary, he graduated from the NYPD academy April 25, 2018, and was assigned to Police Service Area 8 in the Bronx.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the NYC PBA Widows and Children's Fund, 125 Broad St., 11th floor, NY, NY 10004.
Westchester Funeral Home is located at 190 Main St. in Eastchester.
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