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Fernando Moreno-Rivas, a 30-year-old former Army medic who served in Afghanistan, died when his SUV was hit by a minivan going the wrong way on Route 8 in Shelton, the Connecticut Post reported.
Moreno-Rivas, who lived in Evans Mills, N.Y., was born in Quito, Equador but grew up in Connecticut.
He was remembered Tuesday for his heroism, generosity, sense of humor, and athletic abilities, the Connecticut Post story said.
Moreno-Rivas was a 2004 graduate of Notre Dame Catholic High School in Fairfield.
According to his obituary, he was buried in Mount Grove Cemetery in Bridgeport with military honors.
Shelton resident Kelly M. Wootten, the driver of the minivan, was also killed in the collision.
Funeral services for the 29-year-old mother of five were private, the Connecticut Post story said.
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