- A procession through Watertown will honor Boston Fire Lt. Edward Walsh who died in a fire on Wednesday.
Watertown will honor fallen Boston Firefighter Edward J. Walsh – a Watertown native – on Friday, and the public is encouraged to come out and pay their respects.A funeral procession will come through Watertown as Walsh is carried from Boston to Stanton Funeral Home near the Cambridge line on Mt. Auburn Street.
The procession will come down Galen Street, through Watertown Square and then up Mt. Auburn Street to the funeral home. It is expected to come through between 5:30 p.m. and 6 p.m.
The Boston Fire Department announced Walsh’s wake will be held from 3-8 p.m. on Tuesday at St. Patrick’s Church, 212 Main St. in Watertown. The funeral Mass will be held at St. Patrick’s Church on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.