{"id":3456,"date":"2018-12-22T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-22T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/?p=3456"},"modified":"2022-02-25T13:46:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T13:46:31","slug":"st-james-fd-ex-captain-charles-masterson-laid-to-rest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/?p=3456","title":{"rendered":"St. James FD-Ex-Captain Charles Masterson laid to rest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>December 22, 2018 The St. James FIre Department laid Ex-Captain and 40 year member Charles Masterson to rest today. Charlie, who passed on December 15th, was a longtime resident of St. James. Charlie retired from the FDNY where he had been a\u00a0Fireman in Ladder 26-2 and 26 and then a Fire Marshal in Manhattan. After retiring, Charlie went to work for Approved Fire Prevention doing sprinkler system inspections. He and I crossed paths and spoke often. \u00a0Charlie was the loving\u00a0husband of Joan, the beloved father of Chuck (Lisa), Robert (Sierra), the cherished Grandpa of James, Sean, Liam and Kevin. Loving brother of Edward, Helen, Michael and the late Vincent. Funeral Mass was held today at 10 AM at St&#8217;s. Philip &amp; James Church, St. James, NY. Cremation Private.\u00a0In Lieu of flowers donations may be made to NY Firefighters Burn Center, 21 Asch Loop Bronx, NY 10475.\u00a0Charlie was a gentleman, a professional and an asset to\u00a0the fire service\u00a0and the\u00a0community. Rest in peace my friend.\u00a0All photos are courtesy of Ron Monteleone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie-2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie1A.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie1A.jpg 960w, https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie1A-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie1A-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie3.jpg 960w, https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie4.jpg 960w, https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie4-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie5.jpg 960w, https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.suburbanfiremarshal.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Charlie5-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>December 22, 2018 The St. James FIre Department laid Ex-Captain and 40 year member Charles Masterson to rest today. 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