A first responder leaves the funeral service for fallen EMS officer Matt Smelser, who died responding to an accident in Westmoreland County on Sunday, Jan. 5, at Marra Funeral Home in Monongahela on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. (Christian Snyder/Post-Gazette)Lynn Smelser, the widow of fallen EMS officer Matt Smelser, who died responding to an accident in Westmoreland County on Sunday, Jan. 5, leaves the funeral service at Marra Funeral Home in Monongahela on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. “Thank you all for coming,” she said through tears to the crowd of hundreds gathered for a procession in his honor. (Christian Snyder/Post-Gazette)A first responder leaves the funeral service for fallen EMS officer Matt Smelser, who died responding to an accident in Westmoreland County on Sunday, Jan. 5, at Marra Funeral Home in Monongahela on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, while carrying a flag to be draped over Smelser’s casket. (Christian Snyder/Post-Gazette)Mourners stand outside the funeral home after a service for fallen EMS officer Matt Smelser, who died responding to an accident in Westmoreland County on Sunday, Jan. 5, at Marra Funeral Home in Monongahela on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. (Christian Snyder/Post-Gazette)Firefighters wait to enter the service during a firefighter funeral service and last call over 911 on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, at Boylan-Glenn-Kildoo Funeral Home in Cranberry, for brothers Mark and Lee Nanna, both of whom were members of the Cranberry Township Volunteer Fire Company and passed away just hours apart last week. (Christian Snyder/Post-Gazette)Justin You, 17, wearing the head of the yellow dragon, dances during the fifth annual Lunar New Year celebration in Oakland at the University of Pittsburgh’s Alumni Hall on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. (Christian Snyder/Post-Gazette)Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier visits with James Conner as they take in Pitt vs. Louisville, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Petersen Events Center. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt head coach Jeff Capel reacts to a foul call on Terrell Brown in the closing minute in his team’s loss to Louisville, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at Petersen Events Center. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Penguins center Sidney Crosby tapes up his stick in preparation for the game against the Wild, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at the PPG Paints Arena Uptown. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Penguins center Sidney Crosby is all smiles after scoring in the third period against the Wild, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at the PPG Paints Arena Uptown. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry makes save against the Wild in the second period, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020, at the PPG Paints Arena Uptown. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Upper St. Clair’s Landon Rauch gets clobbered by Mt. Lebanon’s Andy Sapp during a game at Mt. Lebanon on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2020. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Laila Goe , of the 6th grade at Harrison Middle School in the Baldwin-Whitehall School District, gets ready to sew a “Joey Pouch” , Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, in Whitehall. The students are making “Joey Pouches” to help kangaroos and other animals orphaned by heavy fires in Australia. (Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette)Duquesne center Michael Hughes blocks a shot by Fordham in the first half, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, at PPG Paints Arena. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Duquesne forward Marcus Weathers drives to the net against Fordham in the first half, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, at PPG Paints Arena. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)The Duquesne bench celebrates a basket against Fordham in the second half, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, at PPG Paints Arena. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Penguins center Sidney Crosby stretches out before afternoon practice, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2019, at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Cranberry Pa. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Avery Kazakewicz, 11, of North Strabane reacts as she is named the 8th annual National Ace All-Star, through the Ace Hardware Foundation, on Wednessday, Jan. 15, 2020, at the Horse ‘N Soul Riding Academy in Washington. Kazakewicz was diagnosed with Stage 4 Hepatoblastoma, a type of liver cancer, four years ago. On December 8, 2015, Avery received a liver transplant. In all, she underwent 10 rounds of chemotherapy, a liver transplant, lung surgery, and various other treatments at UPMC Children’s. Kazakewicz, an avid horseback rider and singer, hopes to one day become a nurse at UPMC Children’s. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Participants warm up before Steel City Historical Fencing’s longsword class, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, at the Shaler Villa Volunteer Fire Company in Shaler. The club, which was started in 2017, offers classes three days a week in longsword and saber fencing. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Thomas Jefferson head coach Lisa Fairman reacts during the game on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, at Thomas Jefferson High School. Moon beat Thomas Jefferson, 55-52. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Thomas Jefferson’s Lydia Zogimann is hit in the face as she shoots against Moon on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, at Thomas Jefferson High School. Moon beat Thomas Jefferson, 55-52. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Thomas Jefferson’s Madalyn Trainer and Moon’s Emma Theodorsson fight for a rebound on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, at Thomas Jefferson High School. Moon beat Thomas Jefferson, 55-52. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)
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