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The Saint Paul Fire Department needs your help with the Line of Duty Death records/book for the Saint Paul Fire Department that is being put together for the September Statewide Memorial Ceremony. Much research has been done and notes have been compared with the data collected in 1993 by our late Deputy Chief Tim Verros.
We now have a total of 62 line of duty deaths in our records. Some of these will be further verified by the coordinators of the Statewide Ceremony. They have done a lot of work and are checking death certificates, etc. We are providing as much information to them as possible along with photos from our records, newspaper articles, personnel files, and some family members we have been in contact with. We will end up with a very nice book of the people who so bravely gave their lives - the ultimate sacrifice - to protect the lives and property of Saint Paul back to the late 1800's.
There are still nine (9) brave men that have alluded our data research for information - we have very little on them - mostly the date of the fire, but no biography or photo. And we still have twenty-three (23) men with no photo to attach to their biographies.
PLEASE HELP - Any information you can provide about the men on the attached list, as well as photos would be so greatly appreciated. Dig deep - we want to be consistent in our stories of these individuals and give each one of them the honor they deserve. If you know of any relatives that could provide information or photos of any of the men still listed - give them our e-mail address: tim.butler@ci.stpaul.mn.us or josette.bradley@ci.stpaul.mn.us or steve.zaccard@ci.stpaul.mn.us
We sincerely thank you in advance for any assistance you give. What happened at some of these incidents is quite amazing and tragic at the same time. It is a worthy project that will become a treasured historical record for all of us and those that serve the department in the future.
Information & Photos needed for the following:
NAME DATE OF DEATH
Abbott, Wallace J. February 22, 1972
O’Connor, Emmett October 30, 1951
Campion, Daniel March 8, 1919
Hunt, Russell January 9, 1942
Kellerman, Ernest February 21, 1950
Kellerman, William F. September 30, 1939
Literski, Louis, L. December 18, 1932
Rose, Walter January 14, 1957
Zilliox, John November 25, 1973
Photos needed for the following:
NAME DATE OF DEATH
Barck, Harold June 8, 1949
Bednar, Ed March 14, 1956
Bowman, Harold October 26, 1952
Brown, George April 10, 1927
Conroy, John E. October 7, 1892
Cunniff, William May 5, 1887
Davenport, William September 9, 1938
Dillon, John November 24, 1949
Ewald, Phillip April 15, 1948
Flaherty, John J. May 21, 1916
Guion, Frederick August 1882
Longeway, Myron January 13, 1952
Maloney, M. H. February 26, 1885
McGarry, Michael April 4, 1912
McMahon, Frank June 9, 1949
Myers, Merlin October 25, 1954
Novak, Ed June 9, 1949
Okerman, Peter October 17, 1886
Ricci, Samuel March 3, 1963
Strapp, John J. May 24, 1899
Weimer, John M. January 28, 1947
Wells, George W. May 9, 1884
Zasada, John S. September 4, 1959
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