Swampscott Officer Thomas Lucas Funeral Services, Police Escort Set

SWAMPSCOTT, MA — Funeral services and a final police escort have been scheduled for Officer Thomas Lucas, who died last week after a battle with cancer.

A funeral service will be held on Thursday, at 7 p.m. in the Solimine Funeral Home, 67 Ocean St. (Rt. 1A), Lynn. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. Visiting hours will be on Thursday
from 4 to 7 p.m., prior to the Funeral Service.

In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Northeast Animal Shelter at
www.northeastanimalshelter.org.

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Swampscott police on Tuesday said an escort to the funeral home will take place at 1:30 p.m. and could impact traffic in the town.

"We as a department would extend a thank you for the committed continued support during this difficult time," police said.

The escort route is as follows:

-Funeral procession with exit left onto Broadway and then proceed to merge onto Chestnut St
-Procession will take a left onto Western Ave and proceed straight until taking a right onto Waitt Ave
-Procession will then merge onto Eastern Ave and proceed until taking a left onto New Ocean St
-Procession will follow New Ocean St. and then on to Paradise Rd following through Vinnin Square
-Procession will then turn right onto Vinnin St, followed by a quick right onto Salem St to the end of the roadway
-Procession will then turn right onto Humphrey St, allowing for a brief pause in front of the Police Department
-Procession with then continue down Humphrey until merging onto Burrill St and past the Fire Department
-Procession will then take a left on New Ocean St, cross over Eastern Ave, and end at Solimine at 67 Ocean St.