KINGDOM CITY — Individuals will collect in Kingdom Metropolis this weekend to acknowledge fallen firefighters from across the state.
A candlelight vigil shall be at 9 p.m. Saturday, and a memorial service shall be at 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Each occasions shall be held on the Hearth Fighters Memorial of Missouri in Kingdom Metropolis.
Throughout the Sunday morning service, seven Missouri firefighters who died within the line of obligation shall be added to the monument wall.
4 of these being honored died in 2021 whereas the opposite three died in earlier years. Nonetheless, their deaths have been just lately confirmed to be from work.
Gov. Mike Parson has proclaimed Sunday as Hearth Service Memorial Day in Missouri in honor of the ceremony.
“Missouri’s firefighters could be relied upon to reply the alarm bell at any time when it sounds and shield the lives and property of their fellow Missourians,” Parson mentioned. “We’ll all the time honor and bear in mind the brave people who paid the final word value for his or her dedication to public service and their communities.”
These being acknowledged embrace Rodney Heard, of the St. Louis Hearth Division; Battalion Chief Marvin Shaffrey, of the Cedar Hill Hearth Division; Capt. Ivan LaGrand, of the Cape Girardeau Hearth Division; Assistant Chief Bryant Gladney, of the Boone County Hearth Safety District; Rescue Specialist Ralph Goddard, of the Springfield Hearth Division; George W. Shoemaker, of the Brookfield Hearth Division; and foreman Cornelius C. Crowley, of the St. Joseph Hearth Division.
“Every year, I’m impressed and grateful as Missouri’s fireplace service comes collectively to honor our fellow firefighters who made the best sacrifice to guard others from hurt,” State Hearth Marshal Tim Bean mentioned. “I’m grateful for his or her service, the lives they led and the legacy they’ve left behind. I am impressed by the power I witness within the survivors they left behind and their fellow firefighters, who proceed to hold out the fallen firefighters’ legacy of courageous and selfless service.”