Fire rescue and city officials participated in a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony to rename Boca Raton’s station at 100 S. Ocean Blvd. the Kerry B. Koen Fire Rescue
Station 3. The city honored Koen, inset, who died April 11 at age 80, in recognition of the former fire chief’s service and lasting contributions to the community. He retired as chief in 1998, after joining the department for the first time in 1964. He also served in Delray Beach.
TOP: (l-r) Boca Raton fire rescue officials Jay Sumner, Jeff Rupp, Robert Parks and David Eddinger; Lynn Koen, Kerry Koen’s widow; with Mayor Scott Singer, City Manager Emeritus George Brown, Council member Yvette Drucker, Deputy Mayor Fran Nachlas and Council members Marc Wigder and Andy Thomson.
BOTTOM: (l-r): retired Boca Raton Fire Capt. Kenny Bailes, Lynn Koen and Brown.
RIGHT: The plaque commemorating the station’s new name. Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
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