2017 IAFF Fallen Firefighter Memorial
As the Local 1014 Executive Board and myself prepare to honor our fallen brother, Firefighter John Eric Schmidt, in Colorado Springs at the IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial, I ask all to reflect and remember ALL of the fallen both in Los Angele County and across the nation.
The 2017 IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial service will be broadcast live via streaming video or here https://livestream.com/KOAA/live on Saturday, September 16. The ceremony in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which officially begins at 11:00 a.m. (Mountain Time), will honor 196 IAFF members who died in the line of duty and were reported to the IAFF in the last year.
The Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial honors more than 7,500 IAFF members who have died in the line of duty since 1918. The names include those who died on the job, as well as the alarming number who succumbed to chronic illnesses linked to the fire service such as heart disease and cancer.
The IAFF and Colorado Springs Local 5 are committed to making the 2017 ceremony an uplifting experience for the families, friends and loved ones that celebrates the lives, dedication and accomplishments of our fallen brothers and sisters.
On behalf of the Local 1014 Executive Board, thank you for your commitment each and every day protecting our communities. Please keep our fallen brothers and sisters who have made the ultimate sacrifice in your thoughts and prayers. Always remembered, never forgotten.
In Solidarity,
Dave Gillotte, President
Los Angeles County Firefighters, IAFF Local 1014
The 196 names of our brothers and sisters added to the walls this year...
Fallen Firefighter |
Local |
City & State/Province |
Date of death |
Milton H. Lowry |
L0288 |
Hamilton, ON |
08/22/1977 |
Howard A. Breden |
L1286 |
Richmond, BC |
11/20/1979 |
Lucien E. Méranger |
L0162 |
Ottawa, ON |
12/01/1980 |
Michael M. Winkelfoos |
L1120 |
Bucyrus, OH |
07/21/1982 |
Patrick L. Carpenter |
L2881 |
Sacramento, CA |
05/11/1988 |
Donald G. Kennedy |
L0255 |
Calgary, AB |
02/16/1989 |
John B. Santos |
L0841 |
New Bedford, MA |
04/11/1990 |
Harry Beetstra |
L1286 |
Richmond, BC |
07/25/1991 |
J. Craig Caswell |
L0341 |
Houston, TX |
02/14/1995 |
Lawrence C. Lavigueur |
L2194 |
Southbridge, MA |
03/31/1995 |
Edgar Wilson |
L0481 |
Welland, ON |
09/17/1995 |
Rene E. Arbour |
L0162 |
Ottawa, ON |
05/19/1997 |
Thomas L. Peterson |
L0935 |
Fontana, CA |
07/01/1997 |
Leonidas Selph |
L0341 |
Houston, TX |
01/08/1999 |
Doyce E. Wedgeworth |
L0341 |
Houston, TX |
03/26/1999 |
Reginald T. Larush |
L0193 |
Thunder Bay, ON |
02/24/2000 |
Samuel R. Morgan |
L2645 |
Flat Rock, NC |
07/02/2000 |
Walter Churchmack |
L0113 |
Toronto, ON |
03/17/2001 |
J. Eric Schmidt |
L1014 |
El Monte, CA |
03/21/2001 |
Clive P. Beresford |
L0492 |
Sarnia, ON |
12/25/2001 |
Robert A. Lee |
L2881 |
Sacramento, CA |
06/01/2002 |
Glenn E. Holleman |
L0341 |
Houston, TX |
11/29/2002 |
Andre R. Renaud |
L0162 |
Ottawa, ON |
08/14/2003 |
Henry Cusell |
L2928 |
West Palm Beach, FL |
09/28/2003 |
Donald G. Cooper |
L2881 |
Sacramento, CA |
10/26/2004 |
Paul C. Wright |
L0341 |
Houston, TX |
03/26/2005 |
George V. Johnson |
L0341 |
Houston, TX |
01/25/2006 |
Cruz A. Fernandez |
L0854 |
New York, NY |
07/14/2006 |
Darwin J. Vargas |
L2881 |
Sacramento, CA |
08/05/2006 |
Kenneth R. Judd |
L0341 |
Houston, TX |
01/07/2007 |
John R. Young |
L2881 |
Sacramento, CA |
03/23/2008 |
Scott S. Winterhalter |
L0341 |
Houston, TX |
06/29/2008 |
H. James Walkos |
L1184 |
Maple Heights, OH |
07/19/2008 |
J. Edward Tremblay |
L0162 |
Ottawa, ON |
12/11/2008 |
Stephen D. Lohr |
L0027 |
Seattle, WA |
07/28/2009 |
Ian B. McCammont, Jr. |
L1212 |
Mississauga, ON |
11/01/2009 |
Charles J. Zinnante |
L0341 |
Houston, TX |
01/22/2010 |
Michael E. Hutchings |
L2036 |
Whitby, ON |
02/05/2010 |
Brian C. Nolte |
L2315 |
Davie, FL |
02/24/2010 |
John H. Kelley |
L2315 |
Davie, FL |
06/11/2010 |
Sidney E.J. Lowe |
L2461 |
Sherwood Park, AB |
10/15/2010 |
Benjamin V. Trapani. |
L2315 |
Davie, FL |
04/09/2011 |
David G. Lezchuk |
L2881 |
Sacramento, CA |
05/01/2011 |
Timothy J. Flaherty |
L0740 |
Portland, ME |
08/30/2011 |
James W. Cox |
L0411 |
Toronto, ON |
11/09/2011 |
James A. Beveridge |
L0492 |
Sarnia, ON |
01/14/2012 |
Julien F. Ethier |
L1351 |
Elliot Lake, ON |
10/24/2012 |
Jonathan M. Sapp |
L3393 |
Concord, NC |
02/26/2013 |
Jess L. Hernandez |
L0027 |
Seattle, WA |
03/19/2013 |
Daniel J. Carroll |
L0169 |
Peterborough, ON |
05/04/2013 |
Edward Brown |
L1994 |
Westwood, MA |
07/02/2013 |
John H. Warden III |
L0341 |
Houston, TX |
09/04/2013 |
Elmer E. Shuptrine, Jr. |
L0341 |
Houston, TX |
09/04/2013 |
Michael A. Klein |
L2036 |
Whitby, ON |
02/11/2014 |
W. Frank Goulet |
L0027 |
Seattle, WA |
06/28/2014 |
Vincent G. Hart |
L0142 |
London, ON |
08/12/2014 |
S. Leonard Spencer |
L0288 |
Hamilton, ON |
09/05/2014 |
Donald B. Johnston |
L0467 |
Guelph, ON |
10/23/2014 |
Ronald K. McKinney |
L2917 |
Jacksonville, TX |
11/17/2014 |
George A. Pearce |
L3734 |
Newport Beach, CA |
12/28/2014 |
Mel M. McEachen |
L0803 |
Brandon, MB |
12/31/2014 |
John Nicol |
L0867 |
Winnipeg, MB |
01/09/2015 |
Charles W. Exton |
1137 |
Toronto, ON |
01/10/2015 |
Thomas E. John |
L1270 |
Salinas, CA |
01/29/2015 |
David P. Stevens |
L2315 |
Davie, FL |
01/29/2015 |
C. Glenn Eubanks |
L2315 |
Davie, FL |
02/17/2015 |
Merrill Gosling |
L1286 |
Richmond, BC |
02/21/2015 |
Larry E. Grafft |
L2881 |
Sacramento, CA |
03/09/2015 |
Marcel H. Iampen |
L0209 |
Edmonton, AB |
04/01/2015 |
Robert W. Bell |
L1212 |
Mississauga, ON |
04/09/2015 |
Robert F.W. Davenport |
L0497 |
Belleville, ON |
04/11/2015 |
Ernie F. Dombrowski |
L1271 |
Surrey, BC |
04/19/2015 |
Wendy A. Cummings |
L0112 |
Los Angeles, CA |
06/05/2015 |
Dennis P. Naldjieff |
L0485 |
Saint Catharines, ON |
06/07/2015 |
John J. Healey, Sr. |
L1893 |
Ashland, MA |
06/24/2015 |
Richard A. Blythe |
L0288 |
Hamilton, ON |
08/22/2015 |
James M. Swift |
L2829 |
Redmond, WA |
08/26/2015 |
Mark A. Domingue |
L2881 |
Sacramento, CA |
09/13/2015 |
William Hunter |
L0018 |
Burnaby, BC |
09/19/2015 |
Barry A. Rezac |
L2881 |
Sacramento, CA |
09/27/2015 |
James E. Green |
L0244 |
Albuquerque, NM |
11/21/2015 |
William F. Parker |
L0752 |
Toronto, ON |
12/02/2015 |
Joshua R. Milton |
L0027 |
Seattle, WA |
12/11/2015 |
Gerald A. Simpson |
L0209 |
Edmonton, AB |
12/16/2015 |
Hilbert H. Kummer |
L0457 |
Kitchener, ON |
12/23/2015 |
Thomas J. Kelly |
L0094 |
New York, NY |
01/03/2016 |
Kenneth K. Harris |
L0095 |
Oak Park, IL |
01/11/2016 |
Rudolph V. Valdez, Jr. |
L0341 |
Houston, TX |
01/14/2016 |
George A. Powell |
L0752 |
Toronto, ON |
01/15/2016 |
Scott D. Bruggeman |
L0336 |
Middletown, OH |
01/18/2016 |
Marlon D. Coutee, Sr. |
L0359 |
Gary, IN |
01/21/2016 |
Ricky Johnson |
L0036 |
Washington, DC |
01/26/2016 |
Darryll L. Dave |
L0341 |
Houston, TX |
01/26/2016 |
Johnny M. Chun |
L2881 |
Sacramento, CA |
02/01/2016 |
Preston L. Williams II |
L0036 |
Washington, DC |
02/10/2016 |
Rusty B. Massey |
L2092 |
Dallas, TX |
02/11/2016 |
Randall M. Donaldson, Jr. |
L3284 |
Saint Cloud, FL |
02/17/2016 |
Marcia L. Rosecky |
L2051 |
Brookfield, WI |
02/27/2016 |
William C. Hutto |
F0282 |
Keyport, WA |
02/29/2016 |
Darrayle B. Prosser |
L0112 |
Los Angeles, CA |
03/02/2016 |
Joseph A. Morstatt |
L0094 |
New York, NY |
03/05/2016 |
Richard V. Sandell, Jr. |
L1549 |
Pompano Beach, FL |
03/06/2016 |
Daniel J. Falcone |
L0765 |
Fort Lauderdale, FL |
03/10/2016 |
Rickie C. Dale |
L3888 |
Toronto, ON |
03/13/2016 |
John D. Dowdell |
L0411 |
Toronto, ON |
03/16/2016 |
Michael A. Kane |
L3888 |
Toronto, ON |
03/21/2016 |
Robert G. Alford |
L0854 |
New York, NY |
03/22/2016 |
Robert J. Berryman |
L1053 |
Fredericton, NB |
03/23/2016 |
Thomas J. Farrell |
L0094 |
New York, NY |
03/25/2016 |
Byron M. Evans |
L2493 |
Upper Darby, PA |
03/29/2016 |
Steven R. Whitfield II |
L0341 |
Houston, TX |
03/31/2016 |
David M. Larkin |
L2665 |
Saint Peters, MO |
04/04/2016 |
Michael D. Pontius |
L0441 |
Freeport, IL |
04/12/2016 |
Jeffery Q. McGill |
L0660 |
Charlotte, NC |
04/12/2016 |
Seth A. Tinsley |
L0660 |
Charlotte, NC |
04/13/2016 |
Tristan I. Smith |
L0027 |
Seattle, WA |
04/14/2016 |
John E. Ulmschneider |
L1619 |
Bowie, MD |
04/15/2016 |
Willard C. Meiggs III |
L2449 |
Chesapeake, VA |
04/15/2016 |
Arthur M. Kruckman |
L2881 |
Sacramento, CA |
04/18/2016 |
Robin L. Pilcher |
L1696 |
West Jordan, UT |
04/20/2016 |
Daniel Vera, Jr. |
L0624 |
San Antonio, TX |
04/25/2016 |
Ryan A. Ferreira |
L2464 |
Walpole, MA |
04/25/2016 |
Anthony E. Raven |
L0827 |
Newburyport, MA |
04/26/2016 |
Mark A. Middlebrooks |
L1358 |
Bastrop, LA |
04/28/2016 |
Gerald W. Bunker |
L1893 |
Ashland, MA |
04/28/2016 |
Mark P. Kakert |
L0017 |
Davenport, IA |
05/18/2016 |
Marc Anzini |
L4875 |
Port Jefferson Station, NY |
05/19/2016 |
Charles G. Mearns |
L3888 |
Toronto, ON |
05/21/2016 |
Reginald E. Landriault |
L1212 |
Mississauga, ON |
05/23/2016 |
Mark B. Matthews |
L0718 |
Boston, MA |
05/28/2016 |
William A. Dawson |
L1212 |
Mississauga, ON |
06/05/2016 |
Riley L. Wedgeworth III |
L0341 |
Houston, TX |
06/13/2016 |
Clifford M. Rigsbee |
L1463 |
Honolulu, HI |
06/14/2016 |
Stephen C. Erb |
L1071 |
Rochester, NY |
06/24/2016 |
Todd S. Woodcock |
L0624 |
San Antonio, TX |
06/26/2016 |
John R. Fritz |
L3356 |
Youngstown, OH |
06/27/2016 |
Andrew B. Russell |
L1737 |
Harrison Township, MI |
07/02/2016 |
David A. Luedtke |
L0644 |
Lincoln, NE |
07/03/2016 |
Joseph D. Vinacco |
L0799 |
Providence, RI |
07/05/2016 |
Norman J. Roziere |
L0803 |
Brandon, MB |
07/05/2016 |
Matthew J. Logsdon |
L0526 |
Lexington, KY |
07/06/2016 |
Rickey C. Turner, Sr. |
L0440 |
Fort Worth, TX |
07/10/2016 |
Andrew A. Petrie |
L0999 |
Moncton, NB |
07/14/2016 |
Joseph T. De Marinis |
L4350 |
Clermont, FL |
07/14/2016 |
Christopher E. Hill |
L1619 |
Bowie, MD |
07/21/2016 |
Gabriel G. Lee |
L0022 |
Philadelphia, PA |
07/23/2016 |
James E. Murphy |
L0002 |
Chicago, IL |
07/26/2016 |
Philip J. Hudgens |
L0341 |
Houston, TX |
07/26/2016 |
Rob S. Taylor |
L1015 |
Fremont, NE |
07/27/2016 |
Gregorio Morales |
L0094 |
New York, NY |
07/30/2016 |
Gerald J. Lacasse |
L1212 |
Mississauga, ON |
07/31/2016 |
Dennis E. Moore |
L3888 |
Toronto, ON |
08/09/2016 |
Gaetan Marcil |
L0284 |
North Bay, ON |
08/11/2016 |
Gino De Amicis |
L3888 |
Toronto, ON |
08/11/2016 |
John J. Foscaldo, Jr. |
L0718 |
Boston, MA |
08/16/2016 |
Donald Baxter |
L0905 |
Nanaimo, BC |
08/16/2016 |
Steven M. Crites |
L3888 |
Toronto, ON |
08/18/2016 |
William E. Woodlon |
L0094 |
New York, NY |
08/20/2016 |
Spencer J. Chauvin |
L4784 |
La Place, LA |
08/28/2016 |
Gilles G. Racine |
L0849 |
Cornwall, ON |
09/02/2016 |
Peter F. Kannler |
L0937 |
Chelsea, MA |
09/03/2016 |
Donald F. Martin |
F0065 |
Bedford, NS |
09/07/2016 |
Frederick C. Lewis, Jr. |
L2346 |
Centerville, MA |
09/08/2016 |
Eric C. Gustafson |
L0052 |
Meridian, MS |
09/09/2016 |
Ronald D. Biller |
L0854 |
New York, NY |
09/16/2016 |
Robert D. McGill |
L0209 |
Edmonton, AB |
09/17/2016 |
Ryan S. Osler |
L1364 |
Camarillo, CA |
09/21/2016 |
Christopher M. Leach |
L1590 |
Wilmington, DE |
09/24/2016 |
Jerry W. Fickes, Jr. |
L1590 |
Wilmington, DE |
09/24/2016 |
Michael J. Fahy |
L0854 |
New York, NY |
09/27/2016 |
William S. Whitney |
I0024 |
Richland, WA |
10/01/2016 |
Vincent R. Ungaro |
L0854 |
New York, NY |
10/01/2016 |
Yaphet K. Miller |
L1607 |
North Las Vegas, NV |
10/05/2016 |
Ross P. Ellison |
L0255 |
Calgary, AB |
10/09/2016 |
Barbara A. Beam |
L0660 |
Charlotte, NC |
10/14/2016 |
Paul F. Santoro |
L0094 |
New York, NY |
10/15/2016 |
David R. Dangerfield |
L2201 |
Vero Beach, FL |
10/15/2016 |
Scott D. Steed |
L0027 |
Seattle, WA |
10/19/2016 |
John M. Rodriguez |
L0628 |
Yonkers, NY |
10/19/2016 |
Dennis te Boekhorst |
L4449 |
Maple Ridge, BC |
10/26/2016 |
John A. Dunn |
L0094 |
New York, NY |
11/07/2016 |
Scott G. Coykendall |
L1465 |
Costa Mesa, CA |
11/10/2016 |
Patrick S. Campbell |
F0032 |
Ridgecrest, CA |
11/13/2016 |
Michael W. Curry |
L0574 |
Savannah, GA |
11/19/2016 |
David M. Luis |
L3880 |
Ripon, CA |
11/24/2016 |
Anthony C. Stephens |
L1285 |
Las Vegas, NV |
11/29/2016 |
Ron L. Castro |
L3631 |
Santa Ana, CA |
11/30/2016 |
Harjinder S. Ghuman |
L0018 |
Burnaby, BC |
12/01/2016 |
Ardythe D. Hope |
L1590 |
Wilmington, DE |
12/01/2016 |
Keith D. Long |
L3587 |
Bedford, TX |
12/08/2016 |
Joseph P. O'Toole |
L0094 |
New York, NY |
12/12/2016 |
J. Dale McNeill |
L2928 |
West Palm Beach, FL |
12/12/2016 |
Michael L. Heffner |
L1301 |
Bakersfield, CA |
12/17/2016 |
John V. Wagontall |
L0237 |
Lethbridge, AB |
12/18/2016 |
Frank E. Martinez |
L0134 |
Atlanta, GA |
12/20/2016 |
William G. Davies |
L0113 |
Toronto, ON |
12/28/2016 |
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