The man pronounced dead in a two-alarm house fire Monday early morning in Williams Township has actually been recognized as the 64-year-old property owner, Donald C. Fey Jr.
Northampton County Coroner Zachary Lysek on Friday launched the identity of the victim discovered dead in the home in the 1500 block of Raubsville Road throughout the fire reaction. Fey passed away of carbon monoxide gas toxicity and smoke inhalation, and his death was ruled a mishap, Lysek said.
Fey was a Phillipsburg local who finished from Delaware Valley Regional High School in Hunterdon County in 1977, according to his obituary. The remembrance recognizes his cherished cat that likewise passed away in the fire as Spooker.
“Donald worked as a highway construction worker for Laborers International Union Local 472 out of Newark, N.J,” his obituary states. “Among his many hobbies, he enjoyed antiquing, flea markets and collecting slot cars. Donald was an avid NASCAR fan, trout fisherman, and enjoyed riding his Harley motorcycles. Most of all, he loved spending time with his family and caring for stray cats.”
Services are set for Saturday, July 22, set up by Johnson-Walton Funeral Home in Hunterdon’s Holland Township.
The blaze reached 2 alarms and was torn down in about thirty minutes, Williams Township Fire Co. Chief Jeff Murray informed lehighvalleylive.com. The cause was under examination.
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