Roughly 1,000 people participated in "Corey's Cruise," a 49-mile-long motorcycle ride, while a parade was held in Saxonberg in Corey's honor.

Each Valentine’s Day, Allyson Comperatore said, her father brought home flowers for her and her sister. This February, the first without their dad, friends and neighbors came together to shower the daughters with flowers.

Steve Magoc, a veteran firefighter in Sarver, said he was blown away by the massive display of solidarity for Comperatore, his former friend of 15 years, as well as his widow, Helen, and two daughters, Kaylee and Allyson Comperatore, who led the lengthy procession in a white Ford Mustang convertible.