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Monday, June 19, 2017Even if it just is an awareness of the hazards that we deal with regularly, there is something to be learned,” said Glendale Fire Chief Kevin Hardwick. “Tim was a fighter his whole career here at the fire department,” Callihan said. “A fighter all the way to the end. His message and what he did will carry on for us and help us in the future.”“It was a badge of honor back in the day to be a smoke eater, to have the dirtiest fire gear. Little did we know, it would come back to bite us,” said Cincinnati firefighter Joe Rosemeyer.Burns’ death comes after a state bill was passed to compensate firefighters who contract work-related cancers.However, Burns was diagnosed before the bill was passed and will not benefit from the legislation.Burns, 48, leaves behind a wife and two teenage sons. WEBVTT STRONG, CARING, ANDDEDICATED TO THE COMMUNITIES HESERVEDA SOLEMN DAY AS WEST CHESTER'SFIRE DEPARTMENT SAID FAREWELL,TO FIREFIGHTER TIMOTHY BURNSTHE VETERAN FIREFIGHTER SERVEDSEVERAL GREATER CINCINNATICOMMUNITIES OVER THE LAST 32YEARS. >> LOOKING BACK I REALIZE THATTIM'S STRENGTH WAS HIS SINCEREFRIENDSHIP AND HIS ABILITY TO BEYOUR FRIEND NO MATTER WHAT.AMANDA: WEST CHESTER FIRE CHIEFRICK PRINZ GREW UP WITH BURNS,WAS HIS BEST MAN IN HIS WEDDING.>> SOMETIMES I THINK WE LEARNEDMORE ABOUT FIREFIGHTING ANDBEING A MAN AND ALL ABOUT LIFEFROM SITTING ON THAT WALLOUTSIDE THE FIREHOUSE.AMANDA: BURNS DEVOTED HIS LIFENOT ONLY TO FIGHTING FIRES, BUTTO HIS FAMILY, AND FAITH.HE DEVELOPED RENAL CANCER FROMBREATHING IN SMOKE AND FUMES ONTHE JOB. >> THOSE OF US THAT ARE STILL APART OF IT NEED TO TAKESOMETHING AWAY FROM HERE TODAY.EVEN IF IT JUST IS AN AWARENESSOF THE HAZARDS THAT WE DEAL WITHREGULARLY, THERE IS SOMETHING TOBE LEARNEDAMANDA: HIS BROTHERS NOW WORK TOFIND THE STRENGTH TO CARRY ON.>> NOW THAT YOU'RE IN HEAVEN,BROTHER, I'LL STILL HAVE YOURBACK, AND I KNOW YOU'LL STILLHAVE MINE.>> YOU CAN NOW REST IN PEACEBROTHER, WE'LL TAKE IT FROMHERE.AMANDA: FIREFIGHTER BURNS DIEDAT THE AGE OF 48, LEAVING BEHINDA WIFE AND TWO 14-YEAR-OLD BOYS.TODAY THE BROTHERHOOD OFFIREFIGHTERS PROMISED HIS FAMILYTHEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE THERE ...
Saturday, April 08, 2017His dream was to retire at the coast and he happily lived out that dream.Bret was born on April 10, 1959 in Visalia, California to Dolores and Fred Northington. He attended Kings River Hardwick and Hanford High School where he was in the FFA and played football. He graduated from Hanford High in 1977. Bret was a driven entrepreneur who worked throughout High School washing cars at Kings Row Ford. Bret enjoyed being a member of the Kings County Sheriff’s Posse, which he joined in 1987 and during his membership he has served on the Board of Directors, Chairman of the annual crab feeds, Vice President and then President and he was also honored as Rider of the Year, he will be missed dearly by his posse.After graduation, he worked at Kingston Oldsmobile in the sales department. Bret then began dating Terri Hill, whose dad, Robert (“Bob”) Hill, owned Roberts Chevrolet in Hanford, California. Bret left Kingston and worked for Roberts in the sales department.Bret married Terri in 1982. Bob sent Bret to dealer-son school where he graduated and soon got the itch to own his own dealership. The opportunity came in 1990 when the owner of Alta Chevrolet in Dinuba, California, approached Bret about buying the dealership. Bret’s Auto Center came to fruition and the slogan “Your Best Bet is Bret’s” was born. Bret and Terri spent endless days and nights growing the business and raising their children.Bret was known for being able to sell ice to an eskimo and for putting his customers above his bottom line. He built tru...
Monday, November 28, 2016Friday, November 25, 2016 at St. Thomas West Hospital, Nashville, TN. She was born November 9, 1934 in Horry County, SC daughter of the late Nathan D., Daisy Johnson Hardwick, and Stepmother Leila Hardwick. A Savannah, GA, native, she was a member of the Bible Baptist Church in Savannah. She was also a member of the Garden Club and Senior Friends, as well as a volunteer at the Bible Baptist Church Coastal Pregnancy Center. She retired from Memorial Medical Center. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William C. Meridth, son, Ricky Meridth, brothers Isaac, Carl, and Jack Hardwick, sisters, Sanatha Martin and Elnita Shelley.She is survived by her daughters, Nancy Thomas (Dan) of Ashville, NY, Patricia Kitchens (Johnny) of Gordon, GA, Renee Gant (Chuck) of Indian Mound, TN, daughter-in-law, Kate Meridth of Savannah, GA, brothers, N.D. and Billy Wayne Hardwick of Galivants Ferry, SC, grandchildren, Nathan, Graham and Daniel Thomas, Christina Ritzema, Jonathan Brookins, Mandy Smith, and Charlee Trinkle, great grandchildren, Corey Brookins, Lily and Rider Ritzema, Aydan Trinkle, Adeline Smith, and Arthur Thomas.The funeral service will be at 11:00 am Friday at Johnson Funeral Home, Aynor, SC with Rev. Darren Hardwic...
Monday, November 28, 2016Posted: Nov. 28, 2016 12:01 amHARDWICK -- It was finished, except for the floor, six years ago, yet still sits on dry land, askew of Van Campen Brook, which it was built to cross. It is literally, "a bridge to nowhere."Now, at the urging of officials of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, the bridge is destined to be sold or given away to an owner who had "just the right spot for it."And, feelings over the bridge and an unfinished barn restoration at Millbrook Village have caused a rift that led a small group of volunteers, who called themselves the Friday Work Crew, to disband the group, which traces its founding to the 1970s.In an "obituary" written by Thomas Horsfield, one of the crew members, he said, "It is with great sadness that we report the passing" of the work crew "who have worked tirelessly thru snow and cold, rain and heat."The work crew was down to a half-dozen mostly retired male members of the Millbrook Village Society.While the work crew has disbanded, the society continues volunteerin...
Monday, October 31, 2016Monday, October 24, 2016, at Hancock Regional Hospital Hospice in Greenfield. He was born on October 10, 1931, in Hagerstown, Ind., to the late Clarence and Mabel (Hardwick) Knose.Richard married the love of his life Ernestine Favorite on December 2, 1950, in New Castle. He would spend his career working for the Ford Motor Company as a Tool Cutter/Grinder from 1957 until his retirement in 1988.He enjoyed mowing, concrete work, watching Boxing, Nascar, and Football.Surviving Richard are his sons, John R. Knose of Greenfield, Ronald J. (Vickie) Knose of Greenfield, Richard L. (Linda) Knose of Rising Sun, Ind., Larry Knose of Greenfield; daughters, Geraldine (Stan) Pelletier; Terri (Ron) Bailes of Bloomville, Ohio, Brenda S. (Butch) McPherson of Greenfield; Debra J. Kirby of Nashville, N.C., and Melinda E. (Ron) Johnson of Grayson, Ky.; several grandchildren; great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews; and a little angel, Vivian.Preceding him in death are his parents listed above; wife, Ernestine Knose; son, David E. Knose; and several brothers.Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at Stillinger Family Funeral Home, Pasco Chapel of Greenfield, 1780 West Main ...
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Monday, June 19, 2017Even if it just is an awareness of the hazards that we deal with regularly, there is something to be learned,” said Glendale Fire Chief Kevin Hardwick. “Tim was a fighter his whole career here at the fire department,” Callihan said. “A fighter all the way to the end. His message and what he did will carry on for us and help us in the future.”“It was a badge of honor back in the day to be a smoke eater, to have the dirtiest fire gear. Little did we know, it would come back to bite us,” said Cincinnati firefighter Joe Rosemeyer.Burns’ death comes after a state bill was passed to compensate firefighters who contract work-related cancers.However, Burns was diagnosed before the bill was passed and will not benefit from the legislation.Burns, 48, leaves behind a wife and two teenage sons. WEBVTT STRONG, CARING, ANDDEDICATED TO THE COMMUNITIES HESERVEDA SOLEMN DAY AS WEST CHESTER'SFIRE DEPARTMENT SAID FAREWELL,TO FIREFIGHTER TIMOTHY BURNSTHE VETERAN FIREFIGHTER SERVEDSEVERAL GREATER CINCINNATICOMMUNITIES OVER THE LAST 32YEARS. >> LOOKING BACK I REALIZE THATTIM'S STRENGTH WAS HIS SINCEREFRIENDSHIP AND HIS ABILITY TO BEYOUR FRIEND NO MATTER WHAT.AMANDA: WEST CHESTER FIRE CHIEFRICK PRINZ GREW UP WITH BURNS,WAS HIS BEST MAN IN HIS WEDDING.>> SOMETIMES I THINK WE LEARNEDMORE ABOUT FIREFIGHTING ANDBEING A MAN AND ALL ABOUT LIFEFROM SITTING ON THAT WALLOUTSIDE THE FIREHOUSE.AMANDA: BURNS DEVOTED HIS LIFENOT ONLY TO FIGHTING FIRES, BUTTO HIS FAMILY, AND FAITH.HE DEVELOPED RENAL CANCER FROMBREATHING IN SMOKE AND FUMES ONTHE JOB. >> THOSE OF US THAT ARE STILL APART OF IT NEED TO TAKESOMETHING AWAY FROM HERE TODAY.EVEN IF IT JUST IS AN AWARENESSOF THE HAZARDS THAT WE DEAL WITHREGULARLY, THERE IS SOMETHING TOBE LEARNEDAMANDA: HIS BROTHERS NOW WORK TOFIND THE STRENGTH TO CARRY ON.>> NOW THAT YOU'RE IN HEAVEN,BROTHER, I'LL STILL HAVE YOURBACK, AND I KNOW YOU'LL STILLHAVE MINE.>> YOU CAN NOW REST IN PEACEBROTHER, WE'LL TAKE IT FROMHERE.AMANDA: FIREFIGHTER BURNS DIEDAT THE AGE OF 48, LEAVING BEHINDA WIFE AND TWO 14-YEAR-OLD BOYS.TODAY THE BROTHERHOOD OFFIREFIGHTERS PROMISED HIS FAMILYTHEY WILL CONTINUE TO BE THERE ...
Saturday, April 08, 2017His dream was to retire at the coast and he happily lived out that dream.Bret was born on April 10, 1959 in Visalia, California to Dolores and Fred Northington. He attended Kings River Hardwick and Hanford High School where he was in the FFA and played football. He graduated from Hanford High in 1977. Bret was a driven entrepreneur who worked throughout High School washing cars at Kings Row Ford. Bret enjoyed being a member of the Kings County Sheriff’s Posse, which he joined in 1987 and during his membership he has served on the Board of Directors, Chairman of the annual crab feeds, Vice President and then President and he was also honored as Rider of the Year, he will be missed dearly by his posse.After graduation, he worked at Kingston Oldsmobile in the sales department. Bret then began dating Terri Hill, whose dad, Robert (“Bob”) Hill, owned Roberts Chevrolet in Hanford, California. Bret left Kingston and worked for Roberts in the sales department.Bret married Terri in 1982. Bob sent Bret to dealer-son school where he graduated and soon got the itch to own his own dealership. The opportunity came in 1990 when the owner of Alta Chevrolet in Dinuba, California, approached Bret about buying the dealership. Bret’s Auto Center came to fruition and the slogan “Your Best Bet is Bret’s” was born. Bret and Terri spent endless days and nights growing the business and raising their children.Bret was known for being able to sell ice to an eskimo and for putting his customers above his bottom line. He built tru...
Monday, November 28, 2016Friday, November 25, 2016 at St. Thomas West Hospital, Nashville, TN. She was born November 9, 1934 in Horry County, SC daughter of the late Nathan D., Daisy Johnson Hardwick, and Stepmother Leila Hardwick. A Savannah, GA, native, she was a member of the Bible Baptist Church in Savannah. She was also a member of the Garden Club and Senior Friends, as well as a volunteer at the Bible Baptist Church Coastal Pregnancy Center. She retired from Memorial Medical Center. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, William C. Meridth, son, Ricky Meridth, brothers Isaac, Carl, and Jack Hardwick, sisters, Sanatha Martin and Elnita Shelley.She is survived by her daughters, Nancy Thomas (Dan) of Ashville, NY, Patricia Kitchens (Johnny) of Gordon, GA, Renee Gant (Chuck) of Indian Mound, TN, daughter-in-law, Kate Meridth of Savannah, GA, brothers, N.D. and Billy Wayne Hardwick of Galivants Ferry, SC, grandchildren, Nathan, Graham and Daniel Thomas, Christina Ritzema, Jonathan Brookins, Mandy Smith, and Charlee Trinkle, great grandchildren, Corey Brookins, Lily and Rider Ritzema, Aydan Trinkle, Adeline Smith, and Arthur Thomas.The funeral service will be at 11:00 am Friday at Johnson Funeral Home, Aynor, SC with Rev. Darren Hardwic...
Monday, November 28, 2016Posted: Nov. 28, 2016 12:01 amHARDWICK -- It was finished, except for the floor, six years ago, yet still sits on dry land, askew of Van Campen Brook, which it was built to cross. It is literally, "a bridge to nowhere."Now, at the urging of officials of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, the bridge is destined to be sold or given away to an owner who had "just the right spot for it."And, feelings over the bridge and an unfinished barn restoration at Millbrook Village have caused a rift that led a small group of volunteers, who called themselves the Friday Work Crew, to disband the group, which traces its founding to the 1970s.In an "obituary" written by Thomas Horsfield, one of the crew members, he said, "It is with great sadness that we report the passing" of the work crew "who have worked tirelessly thru snow and cold, rain and heat."The work crew was down to a half-dozen mostly retired male members of the Millbrook Village Society.While the work crew has disbanded, the society continues volunteerin...
Monday, October 31, 2016Monday, October 24, 2016, at Hancock Regional Hospital Hospice in Greenfield. He was born on October 10, 1931, in Hagerstown, Ind., to the late Clarence and Mabel (Hardwick) Knose.Richard married the love of his life Ernestine Favorite on December 2, 1950, in New Castle. He would spend his career working for the Ford Motor Company as a Tool Cutter/Grinder from 1957 until his retirement in 1988.He enjoyed mowing, concrete work, watching Boxing, Nascar, and Football.Surviving Richard are his sons, John R. Knose of Greenfield, Ronald J. (Vickie) Knose of Greenfield, Richard L. (Linda) Knose of Rising Sun, Ind., Larry Knose of Greenfield; daughters, Geraldine (Stan) Pelletier; Terri (Ron) Bailes of Bloomville, Ohio, Brenda S. (Butch) McPherson of Greenfield; Debra J. Kirby of Nashville, N.C., and Melinda E. (Ron) Johnson of Grayson, Ky.; several grandchildren; great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews; and a little angel, Vivian.Preceding him in death are his parents listed above; wife, Ernestine Knose; son, David E. Knose; and several brothers.Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26, 2016, at Stillinger Family Funeral Home, Pasco Chapel of Greenfield, 1780 West Main ...
