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Funeral for one RIT student killed in fire held today

Victoria E. Freile
Staff writer

(November 12, 2007) — Funerals services are being held today for one of the two Rochester Institute of Technology students who died Friday in a house fire in Rochester.

The funeral for Seth Policzer, 21, of Parkland, Fla., started at 9:15 today at Star of David Cemetery in North Lauderdale, Fla., according to RIT officials. Policzer, a fourth-year computer engineering student, and Syed Ali Turab, 21, a fourth-year communications student from New Milford, N.J. were both killed when an early morning blaze ripped through 33 Upton Park in Rochester.

Turab’s funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow at Hennessey Heights Funeral Home in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J.

A third RIT student -- Michael DiCocco, a fourth-year industrial design student from Canastota, Madison County -- was seriously injured in the blaze. He is currently recovering from his injuries at Strong Memorial Hospital and is listed in satisfactory condition.

University officials said they are planning to hold a memorial service for Policzer and Turab on campus at a later date. Officials said the event is “in the planning stages.”

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