2009 Memorial Weekend Roll of Honor
Alabama
Adam “Cody” Renfroe Crossville Fire Department
Arkansas
Tony McGough Amity Fire Department
California
Curtis R. Hillman Sr. TNT Construction, USDA Forest Service contractor
Brent A. Lovrien Los Angeles City Fire Department
Kevin Patrick Pryor Newport Beach Fire Department
James N. Ramage USDA Forest Service
Robert Roland Anderson Valley Volunteer Fire Department
Vance R. Tomaselli San Bernardino County Fire Department
Colorado
Terry W. DeVore Olney Springs Volunteer Fire Department
Gert H. “Jerry” Marais Aero Applicators, Colorado State Forest Service contractor
John W. Schwartz Jr. Olney Springs Volunteer Fire Department
Shane M. Stewart Ault-Pierce Fire Department
Connecticut
Gary D. Remling Belltown Volunteer Fire Department
Delaware
Michelle L. Smith Delaware City Fire Company No. 1, Inc.
Florida
Johnny Bajusz Layton Volunteer Fire Department
Rafael Vazquez Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue Department
Georgia
Jarrett Lee Little Walker County Fire & Rescue
Joseph E. Turner Homerville/Clinch County Volunteer Fire Department
Hawaii
Bret Kaneshiro Honolulu Fire Department
Illinois
Lee Grubor Lewistown Fire Protection District
Matthew P. Hubly Kankakee Township Fire Protection District
Bill “The Doze” Miller Blue Mound Volunteer Fire Protection District
Brian J. Munz Fairbury Fire Department
Indiana
Jay C. Maddy Eaton Volunteer Fire Department
David T. Sherfick Brown Township Fire-Rescue
Kentucky
Christa Dawn Burchett Paintsville Fire-Rescue-EMS
Louisiana
James J. Gonzales Sr. Saint Bernard Parish Fire District
Eric D. Speed Sr. Caddo Parish Fire District #2
Riley J. Terrebonne Jr. Springfield Fire/Rescue, Livingston Parish Fire Protection District 2
Maine
Michael David Snowman Hartland Volunteer Fire Department
Maryland
Jarrett A. Dixon Baltimore County Fire Department
Brian Dennis Neville Baltimore County Fire Department
Massachusetts
John Clasby Hull Fire Department
Michigan
Walt P. Harris Sr. Detroit Fire Department
Donald G. Paterson Kimball Township Fire Department
Minnesota
Jeremy L. Jylka Pine City Fire Department
Mississippi
Charles C. Fraley Jr. Macon Fire Department
Richard L. Montgomery Hobo Volunteer Fire Department
Walter Clyde Walker Jr. Collinsville Volunteer Fire Department
Missouri
Louis P. Berra West County EMS & Fire Protection District
Tyler H. Casey Seneca Area Fire Protection District
Terrance Dale Crockett Kansas City Fire Department
Ryan A. Hummert Maplewood Fire Department
Rickey S. Morris Sedalia Fire Department
Leonard Riggins Sr. St. Louis Fire Department
Clarence O. Watson II Hematite Fire Protection District
Montana
Gregory J. Gonsioroski Neptune Aviation Services, Inc., USDA Forest Service contractor
Michael J. MacDonald Chief Mountain Hotshots - Blackfeet Tribe, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Jerry J. Parrick West End Volunteer Fire and Rescue
Zachary Jake VanderGriend Neptune Aviation Services, Inc., USDA Forest Service contractor
New Jersey
Raymond Barrett Apshawa Volunteer Fire Company
Dennis G. McClenahan Princeton Junction Volunteer Fire Co. #1
New York
Ryan T. Barker West Hill Fire Department
Edward A. Junginger Levittown Fire Department
Norman Koch East Pembroke Fire Department
John H. Martinson Fire Department of New York
David P. Meron Sr. Hoosick Falls Volunteer Fire District
Robert J. Ryan Jr. Fire Department of New York
Jamel M. Sears Fire Department of New York
North Carolina
James Earl Arthur Cold Water Fire & Rescue
George Everett Crocker Sr. Pine Level Volunteer Fire Department
Victor Anthony Isler Sr. Salisbury Fire Department
Curtis Jessen North Carolina Division of Forest Resources
Herman S. Jones City of Raleigh Fire Department
Walter William Michl Roanoke-Wildwood Volunteer Fire Department
Justin Edward Monroe Salisbury Fire Department
Carol Irene Taylor Goldsboro Fire Department
Colin Gene Thomas Verona Volunteer Fire Department
Ohio
Brian W. Schira Colerain Township Department of Fire & EMS Delhi Township Fire and EMS
Gary Lawrence Studer Whitehouse Fire Department
Robin M. Zang-Broxterman Colerain Township Department of Fire & EMS
Oklahoma
Thomas “Rusty” Topping Barnsdall Rural Fire Department
Oregon
Shawn Patrick Blazer Grayback Forestry, Inc., USDA Forest Service contractor
Scott A. Charlson Grayback Forestry, Inc., USDA Forest Service contractor
Edrik J. Gomez Grayback Forestry, Inc., USDA Forest Service contract
Robert A. Hales Scappoose Rural Fire Protection District
Matthew Hammer Grayback Forestry, Inc., USDA Forest Service contract
Steven “Caleb” Renno Grayback Forestry, Inc., USDA Forest Service contract
Bryan James Rich Grayback Forestry, Inc., USDA Forest Service contract
Roark D. Schwanenberg Carson Helicopters, USDA Forest Service contract
David Elijah Steele Grayback Forestry, Inc., USDA Forest Service contract
Pennsylvania
Michael David Crotty Lawrence Park Township Volunteer Fire Department
Bradley P. Holmes Pine Township Engine Company
Harvey Jordan Penn Hills #1 Volunteer Fire Department
Larry J. Lockhart Dayton District Volunteer Fire Department
Nicholas V. Picozzi II Lower Chichester Volunteer Fire Company
James Lee Robeson Scranton Fire Department
Richard P. Steele Distant Area Volunteer Fire Department
Sean T. Whiten Roscoe Volunteer Fire Company
Rhode Island
Wayne D. Brown Bristol Fire & Rescue Department
Gerald R. Leduc Tiverton Fire Department
South Carolina
Stephen Hagan Sr. Blenheim Fire Department
Texas
Roger Dennis Jr. San Antonio Fire Department
Dale W. Grider DeKalb Volunteer Fire Department
Joe P. Jordan Pickton Pine Forest Fire Department
Robert Leland Knight Teague Volunteer Fire Department
Utah
Calvin Gene Wahlstrom Neptune Aviation Services, Inc.
Virginia
Cecilia R. Turnbough Dale City Volunteer Fire Department
Washington
Daniel B. Packer East Pierce Fire & Rescue
Andrew Jackson Palmer Olympic National Park, National Park Service
West Virginia
Robert Lee McAtee Sr. Huttonsville-Mill Creek Volunteer Fire Department
Wisconsin
Rick H. Borkin Thiensville Volunteer Fire Department
Frank L. Wichlacz Pulaski Tri-County Fire Department, Inc.
Firefighters from Previous Years
1981 South Dakota Leon J. Lehmen Johnson Siding Volunteer Fire Department
2002 Nebraska Diana S. Rosene Cortland Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department
2003 Illinois Bruce F. Spaulding Bourbonnais Fire Protection District
Tennessee Robert L. Blankenship Knoxville Fire Department
2004 Pennsylvania John A. Brenckle Berkeley Hills Fire Company
Virginia Jean L. Nuckols Jr. Navy Regional Fire Rescue, Hampton Roads
2005 California Kirk Owen Bowdridge Big Bear City Fire Department
Florida Thomas James Santner North Bay Fire District
New Mexico Carl F. Lambert Cabo Lucero Volunteer Fire Department
Pennsylvania Walter R. “Squire” Minich Shermans Dale Community Fire Company
2006 Kansas Christopher Ryan Brown La Harpe Fire Department
Mississippi Gary Wayne Kistler Sr. Saucier Fire Department
New Hampshire Stephen L. Jones Barnstead Fire-Rescue, Inc.
North Carolina Joshua L. Crisp USDA Forest Service, Cheoah Ranger District
West Virginia Charles Eugene Kessel Maysville Volunteer Fire Company
2007 New York George R. Davidson III Youngsville Fire Department
Pennsylvania George H. Crotts Jr. Willow Grove Volunteer Fire Company
Robert H. Hegney Se-Wy-Co Fire Company
Utah Michael J. Penovich Saratoga Springs Fire Department