In Memorium

This page is dedicated to all of those firefighters and their families who have lost loved ones, whether it be in the line of duty or the process of everyday life. Our hearts go out to you.

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Lieutenant Jerry Eugene Butler
July 2, 1954 – August 17, 1993

Line of Duty Death

 

 

Firefighter Deborah Anne Hall

June 4 1955 – July 4 1998

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battalion Chief Rod Bennett (ret.)

February 9 1947 - December 15 2001

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Firefighter/Paramedic Da’Rand Ashanti Shariah, J.D.

June 7 1959 – January 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lieutenant Michael  Andre Cotton (ret.)

May 15 1948 – February 27 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Captain James A. Dunson (ret.)

January 1 1946 – May 23 2009                                                                                                                 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hartle Mae Bennett
September 27, 2002
Mother to Battalion Chief Rod Bennett

A Mother's Loss

A mother's loss is a heavy burden to bear
You bring a child into this world
And suddenly your child is not there

The harshness of reality can be so complicated
To hold in your arms someone you created

Why should I live to see my child die?
The natural way of things
Would be for my child to watch me lie

Sleeping in the eternal bliss
The family tree will sprout new limbs from my seed
Knowing that I shall live through their heart and minds
And never be missed
A mother love is what every child needs

Now I stand over you my sweet child
Looking at your face as if it was the first and knowing it to be the last
I reach for your hand… it is cold to my touch
How much of this can I stand?
I love you so much

Yes, a mother's loss is a heavy burden to bear from this dream she must awaken
She must find the strength to move forward for her child's siblings
Yes, a mother dies a little when her child is taken

To the Bennett Family, Thank You for your Son, Husband, Father, Uncle, and Friend.
Kevin Smith