Back in July, the Upper Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department’s (UMVFD) Independence Day parade and festivities had Lena Sickal as its grand marshal for the second time in parade history.
Sickal, 91, was grand marshal in 2014 and again in 2024. “It had been 10 years since she was our grand marshal,” said UMVFD Fire Chief Billy Collier. “We took a break from doing the parade for a while because of COVID-19 and other reasons.”
“We brought it back last year but did not name a grand marshal. When it came up this year we felt Mrs. Sickal should be it again as she is one of the last surviving members of our early women’s auxiliary still living in Water View.”
