Line of Duty Deaths Database

Glenn Sherwood
Name
Glenn Sherwood
Local
L3888, Toronto Professional Fire Fighters
Gender
Male
Age
59
District
13
Occupation
Platoon Chief
Type of Duty
Fire Suppression
Fatal Injury Cause
Contact/Exposure - Other Contact With/Exposure To
Nature of Fatal Injury
Cancer - Esophageal
Date of Death
2/20/2021
Year Placed On Wall
2023
Multiple Line of Duty Incident
No information available
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It is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of Acting Platoon Chief Glenn Sherwood, IAFF 13th District Local 3888, Toronto, Ontario. Brother Sherwood, 59, passed away from on February 20, 2021 from Esophageal Cancer.

Visitation will be held on February 26, 2021 at 9:00 am at Kane-Jerrett Funeral Homes, 8088 Yonge Street, Thornhill, Ontario L4J 1W3; phone: (905) 889-8889. The Funeral Service will follow at 11:00 am also at the Kane-Jerrett Funeral Homes

Expressions of sympathy or condolences for the Local or the family can be sent to IAFF Local 3888, 14 Cosentino Dr., Toronto ON M1P 3A2 .
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lodd passing of active member apc glenn sherwood.

brothers and sisters.

regrettably, we lost active member acting platoon chief 10, glenn sherwood early this morning at the age of 59, from an occupational recognized cancer.

brother sherwood at the age of 23 started his career with the east york fire department at station 224 on august 27, 1984 and took on the role as an on-shift training officer.

glenn’s career took him all across this city to stations 321, 322, 333, 313, 312, 415, 231, 332, 111, and 114, working in all commands and on all platoons.

lodd passing of active member apc glenn sherwood.

brothers and sisters.

regrettably, we lost active member acting platoon chief 10, glenn sherwood early this morning at the age of 59, from esophageal cancer, an occupational recognized disease.

brother sherwood at the age of 23 started his career with the east york fire department at station 224 on august 27, 1984 and took on the role as an on-shift training officer.

glenn’s career took him all across this city to stations 321, 322, 333, 313, 312, 415, 231, 332, 111, and 114, working in all commands and on all platoons.

our brother, glenn sherwood became an acting district chief on january 1, 2009, then promoted to district chief on july 29, 2013, then on june 22, 2015 became an acting platoon chief car 11 running out of station 111, and station 116, while acting as platoon chief 10 out of station 114.

glenn, also had a passion for hockey, playing in several leagues as a goalie, including but not limited to, the toronto firefighters hockey league and the toronto firefighters oldtimers league. glenn, continued with hockey after his surgery, and decided to trade in his goalie pads for shin pads.

a funeral service will be held at 11:00am on friday, february 26, 2021 at kane - jerrett funeral homes, thornhill chapel (8088 yonge st, thornhill).
please understand that due to covid restrictions, the funeral service will be by invitation only. relatives and friends are invited to witness the funeral service via livestream starting at 11:00am. further the funeral service will be available for replay after saturday and for the following 30 days.
livestream link: http://ipickart.ca/stream/sherwood/
an interment, in warkworth cemetery will be announced by the family in the spring of 2021.
memorial donations in glenn’s name may be made to the bridge hospice, 137 old hastings rd, warkworth, ontario, k0k 3k0 or camp bucko, 265 port union rd, scarborough, ontario m1c 4z7. camp bucko is a free camp made available to children ages 7-17 who are burn victims.
our heartfelt condolences out to glenn’s father evan, retired east york captain, his wife kristy, sons kevin and christopher, and his brother retired r115 captain brian sherwood.

rest in peace brother sherwood.

gerlando peritore
tpffa c&b chair
iaff local 3888
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