4/18/2024: Cocoanut Grove survivor passes away; Grave sites of Line-of-Duty Deaths & Chiefs of Department – Fire Commissioners April 21, 2024 by bostonfireuser 4/18/2024: One of the two known survivors of the Cocoanut Grove Fire, Joyce Spector Mekelburg, passed away today in Dedham, Mass., having reached her 100th birthday just two days prior. See a video of Mrs. Mekelburg on the 75th Anniversary in 2017. Video Now, the only known survivor is Robert L. Shumway, age 100. Story of the Cocoanut Grove Fire Cocoanut Grove Fire Special Section Cocoanut Grove Memorial Committee The grave sites of many Line-of-Duty-Deaths (LODD) and Chiefs of Department and Fire Commissioners have been added to their respective sections with the Personnel section. More grave sites will be added shortly.