 Our thoughts and prayers are with the Comparatore family. Comparatore, who was 50 years old, had worked as a project and tooling engineer. He was an Army reservist and spent many years as a volunteer firefighter after serving as a chief, according to the obituary. Before the rally, Comparatore had posted on social media that he had gotten upgraded seats at the event, according to Colin Burke. The 27-year-old lived next door to Comparatore while growing up and had previously volunteered at the firehouse with him.