Funeral Set For Hero ‘Cat Man,’ Volunteer Police, Fireman Killed In NY Sanctuary Fire

Calling hours will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, at Fairchild Sons Funeral Home in Manhasset, according to his obituary. The service will be open to close friends and family only, but plans are underway for a larger public memorial in the near future.

Arsenault, 65, was killed early Monday, March 31, when a fire tore through his Medford home, which also served as the longtime headquarters of his nonprofit rescue, Happy Cat Sanctuary, as Daily Voice reported.