NORTHEAST FIRENEWS
2019 HONOR ROLL OF THOSE THAT HAVE PASSED AWAY




2019 WITHIN NEW ENGLAND DEATH NOTICES

Retired Stamford, CT Firefighter Michael "Mickey" Bruce Coppola passed away at the age of 89 on December 22, 2019.

Retired Lynnfield, MA Lieutenant Jon Procurot passed away.

Retired Paxton, MA Firefighter Rodolfo “Rudy” Acuna passed away on December 26th.

Retired Bangor, ME Fire Chief Jeffrey Cammack passed away after battling cancer.

Stratham, New Hampshire Firefighter John Sapienza passed away. He was also retired FDNY and a veteran of the United States Navy.

Active Duty Milford, MA Firefigher Patrick W. Evans, 37, passed away unexpectedly on December 15th.

Retired Leominster, MA Firefighter Ronald E. Storro passed away.

Retired Barre Town, VT EMS Paramedic Pete Munsell passed away.

Everett, MA Retired Firefighter Joseph Conti passed away on December 6th.

Hudson, NH Retired Deputy Chief Harry Chesnulevich passed away on December 11th at the age of 91.

Harrisville, Rhode Island Volunteer Firefighter Christopher T. Lavoie, 34, passed away on November 25th.

Retired Keene, NH Firefighter Robert A. Campbell, 80, passed away on November 29th.

Retired Brockton, Mass Firefighter Ray Roberts. Ray served the citizens of Brockton for 33 years retiring in 2017.

Westport, CT Firefighter Turk Aksoy, 46, passed away on November 22nd from cancer.

Former Marlow, NH Assistant Chief and current American Medical Response paramedic Daniel Murphy, 48, passed away from injuries received in a motor vehicle crash.

Retired Braintree, MA Fire Chief Richard Hull, 77, passed away on November 19th.

Retired West Newbury, MA Assistant Fire Chief Glenn Coffin, 78, passed away on November 15th.

LODD- Worcester, MA Lieutenant Jason Menard was killed while battling a structure fire on November 13th.

Longtime Winslow, ME Firefighter Scott Higgins died unexpectedly on November 11 at the age of 49.

Retired University of Rhode Island Fire Marshal Roland G. Gamache, 86, passed away on November 7th.

Campton-Thornton, NH Captain David Lavoie, 52, passed away suddenly on November 9th.

Former Quaker Farms, CT Firefighter Frederick D. Schiavi, Jr passed away at the age of 88.

Retired Weymouth, MA Fire Chief David Madden passed away on November 5th. He also served as mayor for the city after his retirement as Fire Chief.

Retired Milton, MA Firefighter Bob McGee Sr, 80, passed away on November 6th after a battle with cancer.

Retired Windsor, ME Volunteer Firefighter Thomas F. Birmingham, 67, passed away on October 25th. He was also a Maine State Fire Academy Instructor.

Retired Quincy, MA Firefighter Henry "Butch" Schaffer Jr, 77, passed away on October 27th.

Retired Lowell, MA Captain James E. McLaughlin Sr, 69, passed away unexpectedly on October 26th.

Newton, NH Firefighter/EMT Michael “Gio” Giordano passed away on October 25th. He was a Charlestown native, Boston Public Schools employee, and a well loved member of the Boston Latin School community. CLICK FOR OBITUARY.

Retired West Ossipee, NH Fire Chief Donald W. Eldridge, 84, passed away on October 21st.

Retired Worcester, MA Firefighter Rodney L Cabana, 80, passed away on October 24th.

LODD- Springfield, MA Firefighter Kevin Welz.

Retired Berkeley Fire District, RI Fire Chief Robert A. Joly, 83, passed away on October 18th.

Active Duty Quincy, Mass Firefighter Jonathan W. O'Driscoll, 34, passed away unexpectedly.

Retired Stamford, CT Firefighter Fredric Carl Padgett Sr, 81, pased away on October 5th.

Former South End Fire District (Middletown, CT) Firefighter & Chairman Roy D. "Big Roy" Steeves, 84, passed away on October 7th. He was also a veteran of the USMC.

Active Duty New Bedford, MA Firefighter Cory Combs, 33, passed away unexpectedly at his home on October 9th.

Retired North Adams, MA Public Safety Commissioner E. John Morocco Jr passed away at the age of 74.

Retired Cambridge, MA Firefighter Michael F. Hanlon passed away at the age of 92. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Army.

Longtime Derby, CT Firefighter Leonard "Lenny" Blace Antinozzi, 62, passed away unexpectedly on September 29th.

Retired Franklin, MA Fire Chief Francis J. Molloy Jr., 88, passed away on September 25th.

Retired Cambridge, MA Deputy Chief Thomas P. Stack passed away. He was also a vetran of the U.S. Navy.

Active Duty Leominster, MA Firefighter Randy Pouliot, 52, passed away from injuries received in an ATV accident on September 21st.

Retired Dartmouth, MA District 3 Fire Chief John J. McNamara passed away at the age of 76. Chief McNamara served on the fire department for 37 years, 24 of which were as the fire chief.

Retired Bradford, NH Deputy Chief Robert "Bo" Raymond, 65, passed away on September 12th.

LODD- Farmington, ME Captain Mike Bell was killed in a building explosion.

Retired Ludlow, VT Fire Chief Richard J. Harrison Jr., 81, passed away on September 12th.

Active Duty Acton, Mass Firefighter Luke Magnant passed away suddenly.

Retired Uxbridge, MA Fire Chief William B. Albin passed away.

Retired Hudson, NH Firefighter John Abbott passed away.

Retired Somerville, MA Deputy Chief William F. Doherty passed away on September 9th.

Former Volunteer Pembroke, NH Firefighter F. Gerald "Gerry" Whitman, Jr., 82, passed away on September 10th.

Longtime Jay, ME Volunteer Firefighter Lyle G. LaPlante, 84, passed away on September 5th.

Uxbridge, MA Retired Fire Chief William B. Albin, 92, passed away on September 6th.

Newington, NH Fire Chief Darin Sabine passed away on September 7th.

Retired Warehouse Point (East Windsor, CT) Firefighter Anthony DiMastrantonio, 84, passed away on August 31st.

Alton, NH Retired Deputy Fire Chief John H. Young Sr, 80, passed away on September 3rd.

Fairhaven, Mass active duty Firefighter Shawn Samanica, 46, passed away unexpectedly at his home on September 2nd.

Bethel, CT retired Fire Chief Clyde Miller Finger, Jr passed away at the age of 93.

Johnston, RI Firefighter Richard Gemma, 45, passed away from injuries received in a motorcycle accident on August 26th.

Sangerville, ME Firefighter Justin Gerikont died in a motor vehicle accident.

Retired Haverhill, MA Firefighter Lewis F. “Lew” Poore, 88, passed away on August 14th.

LODD- Longmeadow, MA Firefighter Bill DeFord passed away.

Plymouth, Mass Retired Firefighter dies on Appalachian Trail in Maine. CLICK FOR ARTICLE.

Retired Wareham, MA Assistant Chief Dana Clifton Keyes, 89, passed away on July 19th.

Retired Laconia, NH Captain Charles "Charlie" E. Stewart, 93, passed away on July 18th.

Retired Sturbridge, MA Firefighter Robert J. Wright, Jr., 67, passed away on July 24th.

LODD- Boston Lieutenant LeRoi Rodriguez passed away.

Lynn, MA Retired Firefighter Robert Kern passed away at the age of 73.

Active Duty Worcester, MA Lieutenant John R. Kennedy passed away unexpectedly on July 21st.

LODD- Easthampton, MA Firefighter Thomas Szpila.

Retired North Conway, NH Fire Chief Clyde W. Merrill passed away at the age of 91.

Former Danielson, CT Fire Chief Gerald R. Marcheterre passed away at the age of 69. He also served as the Vice President of the South Killingly Fire District Board of Directors and was a member of KB Ambulance Corps.

Burlington, CT Volunteer Firefighter Steven Oullette, 41, was killed in a roll-over motor vehicle crash on July 5th.

Wells, ME Fire Chief Wayne Vetre passed away on July 5th after a battle with cancer.

Former New Marlborough, MA Volunteer Firefighter Hollis F. McNulty, 70, passed away on June 26th. She was the first female firefighter in the department's history.

Retired Naugatuck, CT Fire Chief John J. Gaspar, 88, passed away on June 21st.

Former Marlborough, NH Firefighter Robert O. Capron, 99, passed away on June 22nd.

Woonsocket, RI Firefighter Jeffrey R. Henault passed away at the age of 38. He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and the president of Local 732, Woonsocket Firefighters.

Retired Brewster, MA Fire Chief Roy Jones passed away on June 22nd.

Active Duty Boston Firefighter Paul Hoban passed away.

Retired Melrose, MA Firefighter Roy W. Baker passed away at the age of 95. He was also a U.S. Army veteran and served during WWII.

Former Cornish, NH Volunteer Fire Captain George M. Aldrich, Jr., 79, passed away on June 16th.

Former Noroton, CT Volunteer Assistant Chief John A. Stuart passed away on June 14th.

Waterford, Maine Firefighter Bruce E. Swett, 55, passed away unexpectedly on June 10th.

Retired New Haven, CT Lieutenant James M. Blakeslee passed away on June 6th.

Retired Weymouth, Mass Deputy Chief Francis "Frank" Paul Bevacqua Jr passed away at the age of 81.

Retired Hyannis, Mass Captain Tom Kenney passed away after a battle with cancer. Tom was also a member of FEMA Task Force 1 and a well known fire service instructor.

Retired Winooski, VT Firefighter George Gamelin passed away at the age of 82.

Retired Fire Chief Danny Hill passed away on May 27th. He had served with the Washington-Coventry RI Fire Department, Captain with AA Young Fire, and Assistant Chief of the Tropicana VFD in Florida.

Retired Boston Firefighter James Carter Jr passed away at the age of 70. Firefighter Carter had worked on Engine 3 and was also a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Waterbury, CT Retired Firefighter Russ R. Rosselli, 71, passed away on May 22nd.

Jaffrey, NH Firefighter/EMT Cara Campbell passed away on May 19th.

Retired Keene, NH Fire Chief Bradley B. Payne passed away.

Retired Wethersfield, CT Firefighter Gordon W. (Rod) Harris passed away on May 20th at the age of 95. He was also a veteran of the United States Army Air Corps in World War II and then the United States Air Force.

New Haven, CT Firefighter George Browne passed away at the age of 46 on April 26th.

Glendale (Stamford, CT) Firefighter James F. Grabowski passed away at the age of 67.

Stanidsh, ME Volunteer Firefighter/U.S. Marine Tyler Wallingford killed in shooting. CLICK FOR ARTICLE.

Retired Lawrence, MA Firefighter John Carroll passed away on April 4th. John served as union president, was an EMT/Dispatcher for LGH and Northeast CMED, and a Vietnam Veteran.

Retired Glastonbury, CT Deputy Chief Donald “Pete” Cowles passed away on Wednesday, April 10th.

Maine State Trooper Ben Campbell was killed on I95 when a truck tire came oose and struck him while he was assisting a disabled motorist.

Retired Fairfield, VT Fire Chief Lyndon Corey passed away.

Former West Haven, CT Firefighter James Woodman passed away. He was injured on the job on October 5, 1999 only 2 days out of the academy. He was seriously injured after the ambulance he was riding was involved in a crash. He would not work as a firefighter again after that accident.

Retired Hope Valley-Wyoming, RI Fire Chief Frederick Stanley passed away at the age of 83.

Retired Revere, MA Deputy Chief George P. Taglieri Jr passed away at the age of 78. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Army and served during Vietnam.

Retired Vermont Firefighter Robert M. Beattie Sr passed away at the age of 87. He served the Stowe Fire Department for 40 years and then another 20 years with the Mount Snow and Lake Hiawatha Fire Departments (he was assistant chief in Lake Hiawatha). He also was a veteran of the U.S. Navy.

Providence, RI Retired Chief of Department Al Bertoncini passed away on March 20th.

Retired Arlington, MA Firefighter John "Jack" E. Cuqua passed away on March 9th at the age of 82.

Raymond J. Chaput, 87, passed away on March 10th. He had served the Twin Mountains, NH Fire Department as a fire warden, arson investigator and also worked on the ambulance.

Harrisville, RI Firefighter Ryan J. Ferris, 39, passed away from injuries received in a motor vehicle crash.

Oxford, ME Fire Chief Gary Sacco, 63, passed away after suffering a medical emergency at the services for fallen fire Captain Joel Barnes.

Wells, ME Retired Fire Chief Norman V. Brown Sr passed away at the age of 76.

Jamestown, RI Retired Fire Chief Joseph W. Tiexiera passed away at the age of 84.

Longtime Rutland, VT Firefighter Ira (Bud) L. Earle III, passed away at the age of 79 after a battle with cancer.

LODD- Medford, MA Firefighter Steve Pina passed away from occupational cancer.

Active Duty North Attleboro, MA Firefighter Chris Cornetta passed away from a medical emergency while shoveling snow.

LODD- Berwick, ME Captain Joel Barnes, 32, was killed in a 4 alarm structure fire on March 2nd.

Active Duty Lexington, MA Firefighter John B. Ritchie passed away.

Naugatuck, CT Retired Firefighter Leo Roberts passed away.

LODD- Marion, MA Firefighter Thomas Nye, 72, passed away from a heart attack after helping fight a chimney fire. He had served as a call firefighter in Marion for 45 years.

Wallinford, CT Volunteer Firefighter Michael Cyganik passed away at the age of 55 from cancer.

Somers, CT Fire Department Engineer William Bouchelle passed away on February 25th after a brief illness. He had 45 years with the department.

Retired Franklin, MA Captain Paul Quinn passed away at the age of 69.

Watertown, Mass retired Fire Chief Paul McCaffrey passed away from occupantional cancer.

Former University of Connecticut Fire Department Lieutenant Heidi Vaughan passed away at the age of 41 after battling cancer.

Retired Fire Chief Robert Burke passed away. He served as chief in 3 Maine Fire Departments: Bangor, Orono and Old Town.

South Fire District (Middletown, CT) Deputy Chief/Fire Marshal Steve Krol passed away unexpectedly at the age of 64.

Retired Meadowood County Area, NH Fire Chief Robert H. Murray Jr., 84, passed away on February 9, 2019.

Retired Lawrence, MA Firefighter and WWII Veteran Henry Tuminowski passed away at the age of 103.

Rockport, MA Lieutenant Kris Juncker Jr passed away on February 9th from cancer.

Long time Pepperell, MA Fire Captain Paul Tierney passed away on January 24th.

Bethel, CT Firefighter Ira Pollack passed away at the age of 67.

Hinsdale, NH Firefighter John Burnham passed away.

Retired Rollinsford, NH Assistant Chief Kevin L. Hurd, 65, passed away on January 12th.

Retired Stoneham, Mass Firefighter Charlie Greenleaf passed away.

Stratham, New Hampshire former Firefighter, Selectman and Building Inspector Terry Barnes, 77, was killed when struck by a car when he was crossing the street.

Gilmanton Iron Works, NH former Fire Chief David Holton Russell passed away on New Years Eve, 2018.



2019 OUT OF NEW ENGLAND LINE OF DUTY DEATH NOTICES

LODD- East Farmingdale, NY Firefighter Michael Cardinale Sr, 63, passed away after falling ill at the station following a response.

LODD- Morton-Rutledge, PA Captain Michael Christopher Malinowski Sr., 41, passed away following a medical emergency suffered shortly after returning to the station from a call.

LODD- West Stockholm, NY Fire Chief Robert White Jr. passed away after suffering a heart attack while at a fire scene.

LODD- Arcade, GA Firefighter George "Johnny" Childs, 64, passed away after being found unresponsive outside his vehicle the morning after his shift.

LODD- Summit, CO Firefighter Ken Jones, 46, passed away from injuries received when he fell from a roof while investigating a fire.

LODD- North Amityville Fire Company, NY Fire Chief Darryll Rollins, 42, passed away from a medical emergency after responding to a house fire.

LODD- Escambia County, FL District Chief and Air Force veteran Dwain Bradshaw was killed on November 6th when he was struck at the scene of a fatal vehicle accident.

LODD- Boys Town, NE Fire Chief John Sing, 67, suffered a medical emergency and collapsed after returning to the station from a call on November 11th.

LODD- Union Grove-Yorkville, WI Firefighter Brian Serdynski, 38, passed away after suffering a heart attack while on a call in October.

LODD- Washington D.C. Firefighter Alex Graham, 48, suffered passed away after suffering a medical emergency during training on October 24th.

LODD- Equality, AL Volunteer Firefighter Michael Johnston, 45, was killed when he was ejected from the tanker he was responding with to a brush fire overturned.

LODD- Homer, NY Firefighter Robert Bush passed awy on October 19th after falling ill during training.

LODD- Louise, TX Firefighter Steven Henderson, 60, was struck by another firefighter's vehicle as he was standing outside his apparatus.

LODD- San Antonio, TX Firefighter Greg Garza was killed after he fell from a fire truck at an incident and was struck by an oncoming vehicle.

LODD- Lexington County, SC Firefighter/Engineer Paul Quattlebaum was stuck and killed by a truck while working at a motor vehicle accident.

LODD- Martin County, FL Hazmat-Firefighter/Paramedic Scott Neumann passed away after suffering a medical emergency shortly after returning home from physical fitness training at the fire station.

LODD- Houston, TX Firefighter Kenneth Stavinoha, 36, passed away after suffering a medical emergency while on duty on September 21st.

LODD- Jonathan Creek, NC Captain Claud Messer, 74, was killed in a motor vehicle accident while responding to a call on September 20th.

LODD- Kunkle, PA Firefighter Edward Nulton, 60, passed away on September 19th from injuries he suffered when he was hit by a dump truck while directing traffic at a crash scene in 2018.

LODD- Buchanan Valley, PA Assisant Chief Walter Wagman, 46, passed away from injuries received after falling from a piece of fire apparatus.

LODD- FDNY Lieutenant Brian J. Sullivan of Squad 41 passed away after suffering a fatal heart attack while on duty.

LODD- East Tawas, MI Volunteer Firefighter Norman E. Klenow, 78, passed away after suffering a medical emergency following a response to a call.

LODD- Suwannee County, FL Fire Chief James E. Sommers, 40, was killed in a motorcycle accident when returning home from a public meeting.

LODD- Cal-Fire Firefighter Yaroslav Katkov, 29, passed away after suffering a medical emergency while on a training hike.

LODD- Vol Lieutenant Neil B. Cope, 46, of the North Belle Vernon, PA Volunteer Fire Department passed away at home after responding to a fire.

LODD- Wildland Firefighter Angela "Nicole" Chadwick-Hawkins, died during a 424-acre controlled burn at the installation on May 22nd.

LODD- Sun Country, NM Fire Chief William "Casey" White, 70, was found dead on the apparatus floor after he had gone to the station to help equip a new piece of fire apparatus.

LODD- Jasper County, SC Firefighter Coleman B. “Coley” Loadholt Jr., 51, suffered a medical emergency while on duty and passed away.

LODD- Libertytown, MD Firefighter Michael Powers passed away after suffering a medical emergency at a fatal vehicle accident.

LODD- Springville, AL Firefighter/Paramedic Jared Echols, 35, passed away having becoming ill at a recruit training drill.

LODD- Mathiston, MS Volunteer Acting Captain Todd Lathrip, 53, passed away after suffering a medical emergency at home after he had responded to a car accident.

LODD- Maryland Heights, MO Firefighter Chris Moore passed away at home after suffering a medical emergency following a 48-hour shift.

LODD- Boise, ID Firefighter Charles Ruffing, 53, had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder before taking his own life and was found dead at the fire station.

LODD- Plantation, FL Volunteer Lieutenant Barry Boulton, 67, passed away after suffering a medical emergency following a training drill.

LODD- Willow Street Fire Company Volunteer Firefighter William N. Franck, 81, passed away after suffering a stroke while working a scene on May 19th.

LODD- Appleton, WI Firefighter Mitch Lundgaard, 47, was shot and killed while working at a medical emergency call.

LODD- Argyle, SD Volunteer Firefighter Dwain Hudson passed away after suffering a medical emergency while enroute to a wildfire.

FDNY Firefighter Christopher A. Slutman, 43, of Ladder Company 27 in the South Bronx died as a result of injuries sustained while on active duty in Afghanistan, while serving in the United States Marine Corps on Monday, April 8.

U.S. Forest Service Captain Daniel J. Laird, 41, of the Tahoe Helitack, CA crew was killed in a helicopter crash during a controlled burn.

LODD- Philadelphia, PA Firefighter Michael Bernstein, 46, passed away after suffering a medical emergency while on duty.

LODD- Godfrey, IL Fire Protection District Captain Jacob Ringering, 37, died from injuries received at a house fire when the building collapsed.

LODD- Fayette County, TN Fire Chief Jason Byrd, 42, passed away after suffering a medical emergency at a fire scene.

LODD- Howell, MS Volunteer Fire Chief Bobby Dunnaway, 72, passed away after having a medical emergency at an incident scene.

LODD- FDNY Firefighter Steven H. Pollard, 30, of Ladder 170, fell 52 feet from the Belt Parkway Bridge in Brooklyn and died from the injuries received.

LODD- Clinton, IA Lieutenant Eric Hosette, 33, was killed in an explosion while fighting a fire at a grain storage silo.




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