Columbus Firefighter Memorial 2019

The Columbus Division of Fire honored 29 firefighters who passed away in the past year during the 2019 Firefighter Memorial service held downtown on Sunday. The Division mourned the loss of three active duty firefighters from both occupational cancer and depression in the last year. Captain Robert Badgely, Firefighter Terry Beerman, Firefighter Joseph Beshara, Firefighter Shane Brintlinger, Firefighter Harvey Brown, Lieutenant William Bruce, Firefighter Russell Bryan, Captain Charles Caldwell, Lieutenant Frederick Dorsch, Lieutenant Frederick Felske, Captain Clarence Galleher, Firefighter Edward Gibbons, Battalion Chief Randall Higgins, Assistant Chief Norris Ijames, Captain Richard Johnson, Captain Ronald Lavely, Lieutenant Wilfred Lee, Firefighter Charles Lofton, Lieutenant Yvonne McNamee, Assistant Chief Neil Mills, Firefighter Jerry Myers, Lieutenant Russell Rebtoy, Firefighter John Ritchey, Lieutenant Robert Rothe, Firefighter William Russell II, Firefighter Libert Saylor, Lieutenant Paul Stanley, Firefighter Charlie Werner and Battalion Chief Richard Yoerger.