Augusto Acabou was a nine-year veteran and assigned to Engine 16. He was described as ambitious. His body was tragically discovered by his cousin who is also a Newark firefighter.
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The firefighters' deaths mark the first time in 16 years that a firefighter has died in the line of duty in Newark.Men and women dressed in blue stood at attention under a blazing sun as the flag-draped coffin of Firefighter Acabou was lifted from the back of a Newark fire engine, and the solemn procession into the basilica began with his family and friends slowly walking behind.
Acabou's former football coach Kevin Bullock and team members from Eastside High School attended the funeral and presented Augie's family with his football jersey.Acabou leaves behind his parents and life partner.
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