§ 7. Lt. Michael E. Neuner/Timothy Goff memorial death benefit\nprogram. In the event of death the benefit shall be known as a death\nbenefit and shall be paid as follows:\n 1. The reasonable funeral expenses of the deceased volunteer\nfirefighter shall be paid in an amount not exceeding six thousand seven\nhundred dollars; provided however, that such six thousand dollar maximum\nshall not apply where a volunteer firefighter dies from injuries\nreceived in the line of duty as a direct result of firefighting. If such\nfuneral expenses shall have been paid by a person entitled to benefits\nunder this section or by others, the funeral expenses awarded shall be\nmade payable to such beneficiary or others; otherwise they shall be\npayable to the undertaker who provided the burial. Funeral expenses\nshall be awarded in all death cases.\n 2. If there be a surviving spouse, to such spouse the lump sum of\nfifty-six thousand dollars, but if there be no surviving spouse, then to\nthe executor or administrator of the estate of the volunteer\nfirefighter, the lump sum of fifty-six thousand dollars. Such sum shall\nbe in addition to any other benefits provided in this chapter and shall\nnot be diminished by benefits paid to the volunteer firefighter during\nhis or her lifetime. Any money paid to an executor or administrator\npursuant to the provisions of this subdivision shall be distributed in\nthe manner provided by the laws of this state for the distribution of\nthe personal property of an intestate decedent. Provided, however, that\nnothing herein shall be construed as affording a greater benefit for\nthose volunteer firefighters injured prior to the effective date of this\nact, however the spouse or estate of such firefighter shall continue to\nbe eligible for a benefit in the sum of eleven thousand eighty-four\ndollars.\n 3. If there be a surviving spouse and no surviving child of the\ndeceased under the age of eighteen years or under the age of twenty-five\nyears who is enrolled as a full time student in any accredited\neducational institution and no surviving child of any age dependent\nblind or physically disabled, to such spouse one hundred thirty dollars\nfor each week until remarried, and upon such remarriage the lump sum of\nthirteen thousand one hundred forty-two dollars.\n 4. If there be a surviving spouse and a surviving child or children of\nthe deceased under the age of eighteen years or under the age of\ntwenty-five years who is enrolled as a full time student in any\naccredited educational institution or a surviving child or children of\nany age dependent blind or physically disabled, to such spouse\nninety-five dollars for each week until remarried, and upon such\nremarriage the lump sum of nine thousand eight hundred fifty-six\ndollars; and an additional amount of sixty-three dollars for each week\nfor each such child until the age of eighteen years or under the age of\ntwenty-five years who is enrolled as a full time student in any\naccredited educational institution or until the removal of the\ndependency of the blind or physically disabled child or children; in the\ncase of the subsequent death or remarriage of such surviving spouse any\nsurviving child of the deceased firefighter, at the time under eighteen\nyears of age or under the age of twenty-five years who is enrolled as a\nfull time student in any accredited educational institution or dependent\nthrough mental or physical infirmity, shall have his or her benefit\nincreased to ninety-five dollars for each week, and the same shall be\npayable until he or she shall reach the age of eighteen years or\ntwenty-five years, as the case may be, or until such dependent blind or\nphysically disabled condition shall have been removed; provided that the\ntotal amount payable for each week under this subdivision shall in no\ncase exceed two hundred fifty-three dollars per week. Upon statutory\ntermination of payments to all such children, the payments to the\nsurviv
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