Mural honors Wethersfield ‘hometown heroes' who tragically died in the line of duty

Mural honors Wethersfield ‘hometown heroes' who tragically died in the line of duty

A new mural in Wethersfield honors two hometown heroes whose lives came to a tragic end. Det. Bobby Garten and Wethersfield firefighter Robert “Sharkey” Sharkevich are now memorialized on the outside of the 9/11 Memorial Sports Center at the Pitkin Community Center in Wethersfield. The mural, painted by artist Corey Pane, features the two first responders on an American flag, along with two children, as the men were mentors to youth, and the wor…