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More than 1,200 attend services for fallen Plymouth soldier

More than 1,200 attend services for fallen Plymouth soldier
10/17/2011
Bill Greene/Globe Staff
The body of Army Specialist Steven E. Gutowski of Plymouth, who died in Afghanistan from an improvised explosive device, is carried out of St. Peter's Church in Plymouth following his funeral.


By Amanda Cedrone, Globe Correspondent

Over 1,200 people attended funeral services today for a fallen Plymouth soldier.

Army Specialist Steven E. Gutowski, a 24-year-old graduate of Plymouth North High School, was killed last month in Afghanistan when his unit was attacked by insurgents with explosives.

“There was an amazing, amazing outpouring,” said Cheryl Chamallas, Gutowski’s older sister. “So many people in the community attended.”

Chamallas gave the eulogy at St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth. She described her brother as a family man, an Army man, a gentleman, and a man’s man.
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