Fox 2 reporter and anchor Ron Savage was given a hero's send-off on Thursday for his funeral at St. Mary Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church in Milford that was attended by hundreds, the station reports. He died on Saturday morning at age 63 from an apparent heart attack.
"Most of us believe that super heroes are characters in comic books, modern myths, figures of our imagination," Huel Perkins said during a eulogy for his co-worker. "But most of us who had the honor and privilege of working with Ron Savage know that Superman is real."
"I remember someone coming up to him one time said I think I've seen you someplace, he said I've been around," Rev. Msgr. John Budde. "That's the way he was. He was not pretentious. There was humility about him and a desire to serve others."
Savage was also a volunteer firefighter with the Milford Fire Department.
After the two-hour long funeral the casket was led out of the church into a restored fire engine - one that Ron himself was instrumental in restoring, Dave Spencer of Fox 2 reports.
"It's a historically known Detroit rig," said Capt. Arnie Nowicki, Detroit Fire Department. "He loved Detroit, everything about Detroit, and the fact that it's different from other engines."
► Memorial gifts: The Ronnie Savage College Education Fund, c/o Lynch & Sons, 404 E., Liberty St., Milford, MI 48381.
