‘Wonderful friend’: Warren Township mourns sitting clerk, a former Gurnee fire chief and Beach Park deputy chief

Warren Township’s current clerk, a fire service veteran who spent years as Gurnee’s fire chief and later served as Beach Park’s deputy chief, has died, the township announced Wednesday. Warren Township announced the death of its clerk, Fred N. Friedl III, in a statement Wednesday morning. The Illinois Fire Chiefs Association, which counted Friedl as a member for 38 years, shared news of his death and his funeral arrangements. The Village of Gurnee, where Friedl was fire chief, also announced his death Wednesday morning. None of the announcements said when or how Friedl died. Friedl had served as Warren Township clerk since he was appointed in August 2020, the township said. The township said Friedl also served as fire chief of the Gurnee Fire Department and deputy fire chief of the Beach Park Fire Department, “among many other titles and roles he held throughout the community.” “His commitment to serving others was evident in everything he did,” the township said.

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