SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — Funeral services for Pennsylvania State Trooper Michael Pahira, who was killed in the line of duty in a crash this week, will be held next Wednesday at his alma mater in Ashland, Pennsylvania.
Public visitation will be held from 8-10 a.m. at the North Schuylkill High School auditorium. His funeral service will be held from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. in the same location.
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First responders and community members are asked to line Centre Street in Ashland while the funeral procession travels to the cemetary.
Graveside services will be private and reserved for Pahira’s family, close friends and members of the Pennsylvania State Police.
In lieu of flowers, Pahira’s family is accepting memorial contributions that will go toward a wrestling scholarship in his name. Pahira was a standout wrestler at North Schuylkill High School and at East Stroudsburg University.
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