Firefighter’s funeral postponed as grieving wife goes into labor with their second child

In a statement given to People, the Chicago Fire Department confirmed that the funeral service originally planned for Friday morning had been moved to a later date.

“Mrs. Altman is in labor,”

the department said, referring to the firefighter’s widow.

Even as the family faced the pain of preparing to say goodbye, they were also welcoming a new child into the world. Nora gave birth to a baby girl, Evelyn Rose, adding a deeply emotional new chapter to an already heartbreaking story.