WITHIN THE HOUR. YEAH GUYS. THAT’S RIGHT. I’D ESTIMATE ABOUT 2 OR 3 DOZEN FIRST RESPONDER VEHICLES WERE PART OF THIS PROCESSION FROM TULSA. THEY ALL ENDED HERE AT FERGUSON FUNERAL HOME IN CHICKASHA. NOW, THIS WAS QUITE THE TASK BECAUSE MIKE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HOME ALREADY. COMMUNITIES HURTING WITH WITH THE LOSS OF MIKE. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE HE MEANT SO MUCH TO SO MANY PEOPLE. THESE PICTURES CAPTURED THE MOMENTS MIKE WISE WAS TAKEN OFF THE PLANE IN TULSA. HIS FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS WAITING TO ESCORT HIM BACK TO CHICKASHA IN JULY, LONG-TIME FIREFIGHTER MIKE WISE DIED UNEXPECTEDLY FROM A MEDICAL EMERGENCY WHILE ON A FAMILY TRIP TO JAMAICA, AND SINCE THEN, HIS WIFE AND FAMILY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET HIM BACK HOME. I’M TOLD THERE WERE HOLDUPS IN JAMAICA, ALONG WITH FLIGHT DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS HERE IN AMERICA, CAUSING HIM TO GET HOME LATER THAN EXPECTED. BUT IN THE MEANTIME, CHICKASHA LOCALS HAD NOTHING BUT GOOD THINGS TO SAY ABOUT MIKE. THE FRONT SAYS LIVE LIKE MIKE AND LIKE I SAID, HE WAS A GIVER. HE WAS KIND. HE WAS FUNNY. LAST MONTH, LOCAL BUSINESSES STARTED AN EFFORT TO RAISE MONEY FOR MIKE’S FAMILY, MAKING T SHIRTS AND EVEN RESTAURANT SPECIALS IN MIKE’S HONOR. I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING HE WOULD BE STEPPING UP IN HERE DOING FOR SOMEONE ELSE. AN AIR FORCE VETERAN AND A FIREFIGHTER, HIS OBITUARY READS IN PART. HE WAS ALWAYS A JOKESTER AND LOVED TO TELL DAD JOKES. HE HAD A CONTAGIOUS LAUGH AND NEVER MET A STRANGER HE COULD TALK TO ANYONE. HE WAS A LOVING DAD WITH A STRONG CHARACTER AND THE MOST DEPENDABLE AND SELFLESS MAN. AND MIKE WISE WORKED FOR THE CHICKASHA FIRE DEPARTMENT SINCE 2013.
Body of Chickasha firefighter who died in Jamaica returns to Oklahoma
After several setbacks, the body of Firefighter Mike Wise was returned to Oklahoma on Thursday – days after he was supposed to be back home.
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Updated: 8:08 AM CDT Aug 9, 2024
A nightmare scenario is finally coming to an end for the family of a Chickasha firefighter who died in Jamaica.After several setbacks, the body of Firefighter Mike Wise was returned to Oklahoma on Thursday – days after he was supposed to be back home."The community is hurt with the loss of Mike because he meant so much to so many people," Chickasha fire Chief Tony Samaniego said.Pictures captured the moments Wise's body was taken off a plane in Tulsa. His fellow firefighters waited and escorted him back to Chickasha.In July, the long-time firefighter died unexpectedly from a medical emergency while on a family trip to Jamaica. Since then, his wife and family have been trying to get him home.KOCO 5 was told there were hold-ups in Jamaica along with flight delays and cancellations in the U.S., causing Wise's body to get home later than expected. In the meantime, Chickasha residents had nothing but good things to say about Wise. A local business started an effort to raise money for Wise's family, making T-shirts. There also were restaurant specials in Wise's honor."The front says, 'Live Like Mike.' And, like I said, he was a giver. He was kind. He was funny," Sara Abbot, the co-owner of Wing T's said. "I know this is something he would be stepping up to do for someone else."An Air Force veteran and a firefighter, Wise's obituary reads in part, "He was always a jokester and loved to tell dad jokes. He had a contagious laugh and never met a stranger. He could talk to anyone. He was a loving dad with a strong character and the most dependable and selfless man."Wise worked for the Chickasha Fire Department since 2013. He was 48.Top Headlines Person in custody after fires spark at business and nearby home in northwest Oklahoma City Massive crowds of 'Swifties' gather, sing together in Vienna after Taylor Swift concerts canceled Deadline looming for 2025 summer food program Oklahoma City woman on mission to reunite priceless military memorabilia, memories with owner Man arrested, family search for answers after 71-year-old man found shot to death
CHICKASHA, Okla. — A nightmare scenario is finally coming to an end for the family of a Chickasha firefighter who died in Jamaica.
After several setbacks, the body of Firefighter Mike Wise was returned to Oklahoma on Thursday – days after he was supposed to be back home.
"The community is hurt with the loss of Mike because he meant so much to so many people," Chickasha fire Chief Tony Samaniego said.
Pictures captured the moments Wise's body was taken off a plane in Tulsa. His fellow firefighters waited and escorted him back to Chickasha.
In July, the long-time firefighter died unexpectedly from a medical emergency while on a family trip to Jamaica. Since then, his wife and family have been trying to get him home.
KOCO 5 was told there were hold-ups in Jamaica along with flight delays and cancellations in the U.S., causing Wise's body to get home later than expected.
In the meantime, Chickasha residents had nothing but good things to say about Wise. A local business started an effort to raise money for Wise's family, making T-shirts. There also were restaurant specials in Wise's honor.
"The front says, 'Live Like Mike.' And, like I said, he was a giver. He was kind. He was funny," Sara Abbot, the co-owner of Wing T's said. "I know this is something he would be stepping up to do for someone else."
An Air Force veteran and a firefighter, Wise's obituary reads in part, "He was always a jokester and loved to tell dad jokes. He had a contagious laugh and never met a stranger. He could talk to anyone. He was a loving dad with a strong character and the most dependable and selfless man."
Wise worked for the Chickasha Fire Department since 2013. He was 48.
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