Corey Comperatore being honored with day of activity
The family of Corey Comperatore has planned a day of activities Saturday, July 12, to mark the one year anniversary of his death.
A 9 a.m. parade honoring the former Buffalo Township resident and firefighter will start the day’s activities at Saxonburg Memorial Presbyterian Church and proceed on West Main Street toward South Butler Community Library.
When the parade ends at the library, family members will present to the library a bronze statue of a boy and a girl reading books, which was donated in Comperatore’s memory.
Following events in Saxonburg, the inaugural Corey’s Cruise will take place. The memorial motorcycle ride will kick off at Freeport Area High School, 625 South Pike Road, Buffalo Township, at 11 a.m. and continue to No Offseason Sports, 904 Little Deer Creek Valley Road in Russellton.
For motorcycle riders and passengers, registration begins at 7 a.m. at the high school. A blessing of the bikes will take place at 10:45 a.m. and the ride starts 11.
Several acts will fill the the afternoon and evening with music at the Russellton venue. DJ Bill Naser will take the stage at 1 p.m., followed by Krissy Jo, Ricky Lake Jr., The Noble Hops Band and The Jentz.
Gary Burk III, a Butler County country artist who wrote the song “Until We Meet Again” in memory of Comperatore and headlines the event, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Festivities are expected to wind down by 10 p.m.
Comperatore, a Buffalo Township firefighter, was shot and killed at a rally for then-candidate President Donald Trump at the Butler Farm Show grounds on July 13, 2024. He died shielding his wife, Helen, and two daughters, Allyson and Kaylee, from gunfire.
