Chicago firefighter Daniel Capuano - Hundreds honor firefighter killed in fall down open elevator shaft

In  the three days after Chicago firefighter Daniel Capuano died responding to a fire on the Far South Side, solemn tributes for the fallen first responder have ranged from the Senate floor in Washington, where U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin offered his condolences, to the United Center, where the Chicago Blackhawks held a moment of silence for the dedicated hockey dad.

On the eve of Capuano's funeral service, flags at local fire stations continued to fly at half-staff Thursday as firefighters, who wore their formal uniforms with white gloves and a black-band badge, joined Capuano's family members and friends for visitation at the chapel of St. Rita of Cascia High School.

Capuano, 42, worked at a busy firehouse with Tower Ladder 34 on the South Side. He and his wife, Julie, had been married 20 years. They have a 16-year-old daughter, Amanda, and two sons, Nick and Andrew, 12 and 13.

Several hundred people spanned the length of two corridors and mourners at the end of the line, at one point, were advised it would be about a two-hour wait to reach the front of the chapel, which was brimming with an arrangement of red roses and several fire department-themed decorations.

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