SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The family of the man who died at Syracuse Academy of Science told NewsChannel 9 his name is Brian Deforge. Family members of Deforge sat down with NewsChannel 9’s Ashley Cafaro on Wednesday.
“I just feel like he didn’t have to die like that. He didn’t have to be alone,” said Kathryn Duvergel, sister of Brian Deforge.
The family of Deforge is in mourning after he was found dead Tuesday morning at Syracuse Academy of Science, where he had been working as a janitor for a little over three years.
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“You have children in that school, if it wasn’t for him passing away in that cafeteria, your staff and your children would have been in that school and probably never know how long before they found out that there was a leak. He saved them children I believe,” said Duvergel.