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are some e-mails about Doug Howlett:
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Doug Howlett, born
I have many good memories of
Doug. He was a good man. I can still picture him working with Joe
Pistante at Sta#3 on
There will be a get together on
Saturday September 23 at his daughters place:
707-528-3743
I will give you more details if I
get any. Doug's daughter's name is Kris and I will give you her e-mail if
you contact me.
FERG <><
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So sorry to hear this. I always liked Doug. He was a
nice man.
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Hi Rich,
I was saddened to hear of Doug's
passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with
his entire family. I've
taken care of having the ACFD informed.
I hope all is well with you and
yours.
Sincerely & fraternally,
Brian
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Amen! he was always a pleasure to
be around. He's the only guy I ever saw do a crossword puzzle with a pen. He
was definitely a living example of what Tom Brokaw described as the “Greatest
Generation"
Vince
9/14/2006from Tom Neuerburg
From: Walsh, John, ACFD
Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 4:45 PM
Subject: Return of Capt. Robinson
Capt.
Robinson called today and advised me that his recovery from surgery has been
going very well and that he will be back to full duty on September 22nd.
He is anxious to get back to work and appreciates the support he has
received. We look forward to getting him back.
From: Farrelle, Stan ACFD
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2006 11:20 AM
Subject: Retirement--Stan Farrelle
Hello Brothers and Sisters: It’s time to pull the pin. The past 29 plus
years have screamed by. It has been an honor to have been working for
41 years ago at the age of 17 I joined the
I will be moving in the next few weeks from
To all the new captains being promoted in 2006 remember
to keep your sense of humor. Respect your crews and listen to their idea’s.
Keep the lines of communication open. Make sure your crews are informed on
what’s going on.
It’s tough to leave but it’s time. Looking at 60 and on
an engine is not a good combination.
So it’s Farewell !!!!!!!!!—
Sincerely
Stan
Old retired guy
Ralph Johnson was a member of the team that won the
From: Welch, T, ACFD
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 10:46 AM
Subject: Dan Robison Update
I received a call from a call from Steve Young with an update on Dan. It seems that all went well with the operation and he is recovering well. They are keeping him under observation at the hospital until Monday when he is expected to be released. From what was explained to me via Steve, the Doctor placed an internal drain from his head to his abdomen. He apparently had equivalent to 4 gallons of fluid in his skull when the norm is approximately 1 gallon. He is not taking calls at the hospital, but will be taking calls when he returns home. So continue to keep Dan and his family in your thoughts and prayers.
Omnis Cedo Domus
TJ Welch
Battalion
Chief
Alameda
County Fire Department
From: O'Hara, Daniel, ACFD
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 2:50 PM
Subject: Dan Robinson
Dan has been diagnosed with fluid on the brain and will be under going an operation to put a shunt in his head to allow the fluid to drain. He has been experiencing sever headaches and the fluid seems to be the cause. They plan to do the operation on Thursday and he'll be in the hospital for about 2-3 days and then off work for about 6 weeks. Dan has requested no phone calls and no visitors at this time. He'll let us know when he's feeling better.
Daniel T. O'Hara
From: Hopken, Robert, ACFD
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 5:21 PM
Subject: Baby Rardin
Great News!
David
called this morning to announce their new arrival.
Baby
girl “Ava” was
delivered this morning @ 0930 hours.
She is 18
½” long, weighs 7lb. 10oz. and has lots of dark hair!
Erica, Ava,
and family are all doing well!
CONGRATULATIONS!
Bob
Summer
in full bloom at the Johnson retirement home. Come on up before it all goes
away!!!!
Rich:
Thought you might like to have a story about Gebhardt.
The
classroom at the training area was being built from an old house that was
moved rather than being torn down. The then crew at Station 2 were
the ones to help in this remodel. They also used CETA personnel (if you want to
know what a CETA worker is, ask Lyle Stepman :). Chief Gebhardt had come by to
talk with Tony Costa (Captain). As he approached the building, the CETA worker
(not Lyle) had been painting the porch area with white paint and was relocating
the ladder he was using. Unfortunately, he still had the gallon of
latex paint on the ladder while making this move. He relocated the ladder and
didn't realize one leg of the ladder was off the porch. As he climbed the
ladder to continue painting, the ladder tilted sharply and threw the paint can
off onto the asphalt. The can hit on its side with the opening aligned directly
at Charlie. When the can hit the ground, the paint became a projectile jumping
out of the can and hit Charlie from head to toe with white paint. He was
wearing his blue surge uniform, ike jacket and all. Being firemen, it took all
the control we could to not fall out laughing at the site. We helped him
clean a little, and he went home in his fire car. We later learned that he
had actually gotten all the paint out of his uniform.
I enjoyed
seeing him the times he attended the retiree's lunch given by Alameda County
Fire, but I never had the heart to remind him of this story.
Floyd
Nabonne
CHARLES VINCENT GEBHARDT B. July 3, 1921 D. July 16, 2006
Charles Vincent Gebhardt, Former Deputy Fire Chief of San Leandro passed away
Sunday evening, July 16th at his home in Fremont, surrounded by his family and
holding the hand of his beloved wife, after a year long battle with cancer.
Charles had just celebrated his 85th birthday on July 3rd. Born in Rhode
Island, he came to the west coast while serving in the Army during WW2 and met
his wife Virginia while walking along a beach in San Francisco. They celebrated
their 60th wedding anniversary in April with a party filled with family,
friends and fond memories. The couple lived in
Here is the Gebhardt address:
Charles & Virginia Gebhardt
From: Castro, Thomas ACFD
Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2006 7:31 AM
Subject: Baby Gattey
I just
received a phone call from Jeff and he is once again a new dad. Isabella
Sonya Gattey was born at 0523 hours today
Tom
From: Abele, Michael, ACFD
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 12:47 PM
Subject: Fill the Boot Results
First off let me thank the following people for standing on the street corner with me yesterday, raising money for muscular dystrophy.
Leen, Roderick, Montes, D. Cooper, K. Horton, Hogland, Centoni and Centoni Sr. (Gary), Matt Blair, Guild, G. Brown, M. Garcia, Matthews, DeCou, J. Anderson, Jamie Ferdinand, Simpson, and those two lovable guys from 2/C Thomey and Lee.
Join me in congratulating all of their efforts and
professionalism, donating their time and participating in this fabulous event.
Our annual Fill the
It is amazing how fun this event is! It is for a great purpose, you work with a great organization like MDA, you are welcomed and thanked by the same people you serve and you get to spend time with a great group of friends.
Highlights of the day included, raising $8500, smiles, waves, honks, whistles, dance routines, repeat customers which couldn’t help themselves re-donating to the likes of Hogland, Cooper, Blair, DeCou, Simpson (repeatedly) and Thomey, thank yous and an overwhelming feeling of pride.
All in all it was a great day! Thank you.
Hey, but it’s not over yet. You can still help. The standard challenge of $25 is still out there for all of you to match. And I have Fill the Boot T-shirts that are available for bid. 2 great designs ready for delivery.
Thank you. I am very proud to serve with all of you.
Respectfully & Fraternally,
Mike
Hi Rich,
I hope this e-mail finds you and your family healthy and happy.
I just received this e-mail from the
might like to pass it along to our retirees.
Thanks again,
Brian
From: "CPAT Dublin" <cpatdublin@cpf.org>
Subject: CPAT Proctors Wanted
Date:
Dear Local President:
The
Physical Ability Test to firefighter candidates. We are looking for retirees who would be willing to work 1-2 times per month. Proctors are
paid $25 per hour. If you know of any retirees from your Local who are interested, please have them call 925-833-9300 or go online to our website
at cpatonline.org for additional information on the CPAT process. Also, please call me if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Rich,- Sorry to hear about Charlie Gephardt’s condition. Have known Charlie since I joined the San Leandro Fire Dept in March of 1949 (he was on "A"
shift and I was on "B"). Can remember when our department was being reorganized and tests were being given for Chief, Asst. Chief etc. Charlie wound up
high on the list and was appointed Asst., the position that he held until he retired. I’ll always remember him as a fair and conscientious Chief and I admired him.
Although I haven't been able to attend the last few retiree’s breakfasts, the ones I did attend Charlie was always there with that big smile on his face. He will
be missed. My sympathies go out to his family.
Sincerely. Bill Robertson
From: McCammon, Bill, ACFD
Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 9:41 AM
Subject: 2006 Alameda County Fair Highlights
It was quite a year at the
Fair. I want to thank all those individuals that spent time both the
response personnel and the Fire Prevention staff that made sure all the booths
were safely operated, and that the fireworks went off without any problems.
We were busy with all the hot days and I heard very positive feed back
from the Fair Board members as well as the Fair Director Rick Pickering.
I want to congratulate those
that participated in the Tug of War with the Sheriff’s Department they are
still stinging from the defeat. We also had another victory against the
Sheriff’s Department. Dean Lundstrom, Rich Brown and Armigh Carrizalez
participated in the cooking contest. Armigh was the winner and won $750 that
was donated to the Alameda County Firefighter’s Random Acts. Great work,
we are everywhere!!!
It was also Assistant Chief
Brown’s last year, and I want to thank him for his leadership over the past
years, his coaching brought us another victory at the Tug of War, and some of
you may not know, but he had a race named after him, I didn’t say horse race
because it was actually a mule race (I’ll leave the obvious references to all
of you when you see Rich). It was also Lt. Knudsen’s last Fair this year
as he is retiring, Jim will be greatly missed. Jim was one of the key
people involved in bringing us to the Fair, and even though his emails around
the tug of war may sound like he didn’t support us, he is a very strong
supporter of our organization.
Thanks to all that participated!!
Bill
Hi Rich,
I am writing for my mom(Virginia). This is Wilma..
I just wanted to let you know that my dad is under
hospice care and isn't expected to live very long.
He has cancer of the liver and it has spread to
other parts of his body.
Wilma Stanton
(I talked to
Charles Gebhardt
If you want his e-mail addres, just send me an e-mail and
I will give it to you.
FERG <><)
Hi Rich,
I know that you have never met me. I have been retired from
San Leandro Fire Dept. since
Rich, thank you very much in sending me the Bresnan Distributor. It keeps me up to speed as to my old buddies. I was very sad to see that they tore down the Davis Street Station. I spent many years there working with Daymon Orr, Roy Jones and Captain Harsh. Well Rich, I guess I will close for now.
Take care
Frank D. Falsarella
Home phone 541-535-3100
From: Naas, Jody, ACFD
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 9:36 PM
Subject: Tug-O-war results
With 500+ spectators, radio
and TV media, 3493, our own Honor Guard mascot (Montes) and many other
dignitaries’ in attendance the ACFD and ACSO went toe to toe over a moat of
chili for the bragging rights as Tug-o-War champions. After 3+ minutes of
brute strength, might and pure determination and heart, the ACFD won for the
third straight year!!!! Congratulations to all those who participated and
Rich Brown for a job well done! We are all proud of you guys!
Way to go ACFD!
Jody Naas
From: Welch, T, ACFD
Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 9:27 PM
To: ALL ACFD
Subject: Sheehan addition
Firefighter Brian Sheehan and his wife Shandra (sp?) are the new proud parents of a baby girl. Jordan Marie came into the world almost a month early at 4lbs. and 15.2 ozs. and 17.5 inches long. Mom and baby are doing well. So join me in congratulating the new parents and wishing them well.
Just to keep you all posted, Debra is home from surgery (Hysterectomy) and everything went fine. I missed her and I am very happy to have her home.
FERG <><
JUST A REMINDER THAT THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF TIME TO SIGN
UP FOR THE ACFD/ACFFA SUMMER
ACFD STA. 4
JUNE 30TH
0630-1230
We still have spots
available. And, as always, walk-ins are welcome. Please email me if you
wish to make an appointment.
Thank you!!
Firefighter Clare Takhar
Station 3 C
6/21/2006 from Eric Frago:
Rich,
We are holding the Annual Golf Tournament for the burn foundation and we would like to invite the retirees to play. Can you please post the info on the Bresnan? It will be held at Dublin Ranch on 09/13/06 at 1300. I am sending you the flyer and sign up sheets in another email. If you have any questions please call me at (510)618-3473. Hope to see you out there.
Sincerely,
Eric Frago 13B
6/15/2006
from Clare Takhar, ACFD
Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 12:11 PM
Subject: RED WHITE and BLUE
RED is the color of your blood
BLUE is the color of the veins it pumps through
White is the color Aaron Lee turns when he sees his own blood. . .
This being said, it is that
time of year again. Our ACFD / ACFFA summer blood drive is here.
Our local banks take huge
hits during the summer months. More people are out and about resulting in
more injuries and illness. It truly does not take much to deplete our
bank levels. One accident, one fall, whatever happens, it doesn’t take
much.
The American Red Cross
counts on 35 – 40 pints from us and our community. We have exceeded this
before and we can do it again.
Please come and spend an
hour or so of your time, so that others can spend more time with the ones they
love.
ACFD / ACFFA SUMMER BLOOD
DRIVE, JUNE 30TH, 0630 -1230, ACFD STATION 4
Please email or call me to
set an appointment. If you cannot make it, maybe you can stand by for
some one who can.
Thank you for your time.
Firefighter Clare Takhar Station 3 C
6/6/2006
from Rosa Doll:
Hi Rich:
I read you were wondering who the oldest retiree is. I don’t know exactly, but I can tell you that Assistant Chief Don Robarge (Eden Fire retiree) is 89 years old. He will be turning 90 on November 10th. Please let me know if you are provided any other’s names and ages. I’m curious, I guess it’s because I’ve been around for 28 years J.
Take care.
Rosa Linda Doll
6/4/2006
from Bill Robertson:
Hi Rich:
Sorry this took so long, but I’m kept pretty busy looking after my wife with her memory loss.
Meant to get this to you sooner, so all good intentions are finally met.
As I sent to you in E-mail, was sorry to hear of your loss, my sincerest sympathies.
Finally got on a computer, thanks to my daughter (a school
teacher at
Sorry I missed the breakfast, but my travels are limited what with my wife’s problems. I did hear from my old friend Ryder though, so I’m able to keep up, along with your Bresnan, which is great. Sure are a bunch of us old gray heads now.
Enjoyed your photos of the old Davis St. Station. That station opened the year before I was hired. I worked there at times, once with Glenn “Pappy” Crouch (Capt.) along with Costa, Underwood and others. Also remember the house visible next door. That was Herb Bahr’s in-laws. He used to go over and till the soil for a garden for them (by shovel that is). I also worked with Herb at the old City Hall Station #1. (Think I sent you photos of him with others.)
There I go with nostalgia again. At my 80 years now I’ve still got a memory though.
You take care and hello to all of my old cronies and friends from the past.
Fraternally,
Bill Robertson
6/3/2006
from Pam Biscotti:
Dear Rich:
I am writing this for Fred Biscotti. He is back to
work at this blessed Cemetery. This is not to say that he should
be. He is working way to much, and is not well yet.
I have finally got some time to write cards to people who
have sent us emails, calls, flowers, and concern. We have had firemen fly
here to Chester to see Fred. It is with this brotherly love that Fred was
able to get up from his surgery.
I have not written you about this. I will make it
brief as it not pleasant. He had almost 13 hours of surgery, he lost a
great deal of blood. The cancer was in his bladder, appendix, sigmoid,
intestines, and a blockage in his colon. He lost his bladder,
and a great deal of weight. It was brutal. He was in ICU for 1
day. He had tubes coming out of his stomach, and they made a bladder
attaching his intestine, or part of it to his kidneys. This comes out of
his abdomen. They did not watch him as they should, and I found him half
off the bed with mucous choking him.
When he was in ICU, he was so pale I could not see his lips,
and his hands and feet were numb. He pretty much had given up. A
fireman he trained here in
The hospital sent him home without discharge papers, with a
fever, and in hallucinations. They also sent him home with the wrong
bladder bags. It was stressful, as there is no place in this County that
knows about such things as an ostomy bag. It was another fireman who saw
the stress I was in, brought me food, and took Fred on the 4 hour drive to a
place he could be fitted with the right size ostomy bag. This fireman
told me I had to rest, other wise he would not take Fred. I needed to lay
down, as trying to keep him dry, kept me up day and night.
Fred now has a bag, and an overnight bag that attaches to
it. He can only lie on his back, and his back is giving him pain
from doing that. He is having trouble with his bowels, as they took
out so much. He is in more pain now, I think then before his
surgery. I write this, and at this time he has worked 14 days straight,
and before that he was down for 3 days and nights with 102 temperature. I
nursed him back, and he returned to work. He is now taking a nap,
and will wake up hungry.
I now want to thank each and every brother that took the
time to call, email, fly in to see him, send cards, and flowers. I know
that some called at the hospital, and found that he did not know who he was and
was very concerned about pacific standard time. I know it was painful to
hear him like that, and to see him with the tubes.
I talked to Sam Chiscolm's widow, and found that she and I
have a lot in common.
I ask all brothers to take this advice. I know you are
MEN, and I know YOU save lives. It is with some men that they refuse to
see a Doctor. It is especially true when you are in a rural town, and you
don't have a real doctor. So I beg you, if you are sick, see a
real Doctor, and think about what he wants you to do.
In Fred's case, he had no choice, he started hemorrhaging in
November of last year. He had to have surgery. When he had it, the
doctor, a Dr. Fritzler, left the cancer, as he stated Fred had good
insurance, and he could go back in the following week and put in a new
bladder. This doctor now has charges against him. From there
Fred saw many Doctors, and had many tests. He was finally
told that he had to have RADICAL Surgery. When told how bad it would
be Fred chose not to have it, and live his days tell he met his CREATOR.
His Doctor, upon hearing this, told us that Fred would die a
extremely painful death without the surgery. This was very upsetting to
both of us, and I told Fred I loved and supported him, and I would stand behind
his choice and care for him with my soul. Fred really had no choice, and
had the surgery.
I am sure my beloved husband thinks every day as he
finds something else that hurts, or his dignity taken , how much more is
there.
When I say one of many prayers, THE LORDS PRAYER reminds me,
that GOD"S will , will be done. I give this man I love to
Jesus, and I ask that HIS will be done. I know then, that it will be good
no matter, as HE has the power and glory always.
I close asking for prayer, and thanking you and your
brothers for your kindness, love, devotion, and the beautiful flowers, which
will grow on and bloom and be beautiful. If there is an address, I will
be happy to send you a card to express in a few words my love for all of
you.
May all of us remember as Bill Pedroni always says, the
golden years, the years for the old guys, when someone was building a deck his
whole shift came out to help.
Thank you again for everything.
Pam Biscotti for
Retired Captain Fred Biscotti,
6/2/2006
from Clare Takhar:
Rich,
Hey there. Clare here from ACFD sta. 3. I am now in charge of running our annual blood drive for the department. Gary Centoni mentioned that you may be able to post the info on the Bresnan for us. If you could post this it would be fantastic.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me at any time. Thank you.
ACFD Blood drive
0630-1230 hrs.
ACFD Sta. 4
20336 San Miguel Ave C. V.
Firefighter Clare Takhar
6/1/2006
from Bill McCammon’s office:
Here is the latest if you want to help out with Bills campaign.
Literature & Doorhanger Drops: This Saturday, Sunday and Monday (June 3-5). Drop by anytime between 10 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. We're at 6689 Owens Dr. #100 in Pleasanton (at the offices of the Alameda County Deputy Sheriff's Association) near Home Depot & In-N-Out Burger.
Phonebank: Friday evening (June 2), from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at IBEW Hall in Dublin, 6250 Village Parkway.
Phonebank: Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday (June 3-6) from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. NOTE LOCATION: Meet at 6689 Owens Dr. #100 in Pleasanton (at the offices of the Alameda County Deputy Sheriff's Association) near Home Depot & In-N-Out Burger. If you have a cell phone, please bring it.
Bill McCammon for Assembly
Office: (925) 463-1724
Cell: (925) 451-5183
5/15 /2006 from Ralph Johnson:
This is what I am driving now the RCJ1. We can be found patrolling the links at the Paradise Pines Golf Course in Magalia California. It is 7 minutes from my home. Speaking of home Julie and I are in the midst of our winter clean up. Our garden was one of the Paradise Garden Clubs Garden Tour last year and is even bigger and better this year.
Spring is budding out all over. In the area ,stop by and enjoy it with us!
Ralph and Julie Johnson
Paradise Ca. 95969
(530) 872-8598
5/4/2006
from Tom Neuerburg:
Subject: First Annual Guns & Hoses Softball game
Hello Everyone,
It was a beautiful evening for softball at Thrasher Park. Both ACFD and SLPD had a great turn out of fans and ball players. SLPD had a lot of great left handed hitters in there line up to take advantage of the short porch in right field and the westward winds. It was a good strategy, but it was not enough to stop the offensive onslaught of the ACFD. Through our consistent hitting, smart base running and the occasional home run, we were able to put the hurt to the police department. The final score was ACFD 40 (that’s right, forty), SLPD 23. In case you are wondering about the high score, we played a 9 inning game with no 10 run rule.
Here was the starting line up:
P-Tom Neureburg C-Eric Frago 1B-Jess Anderson 2B-Eric Moore 3B-Ryan Nishimoto
SS-Brent Whalley L-Brian Centoni LC-Dan Burke RC-Jason LeMoine R-Ryan Agrella
Utility player (who was all over the place) - Ken Sparaco
A special thanks has to go to the umpire crew: behind the plate with the liberal strike zone, Mick Roark, and on the bases, young Ryan Neuerburg. Mick was last scene being stopped by a SLPD officer on Orchard and Davis Street.
Also we would like to thank Wellington Jackson, Thurman Owens and Jim Martinez for standing by for us C shifters to be able to appear.
We also appreciate the crews from 9-C for supporting us with there presence and starting the “Let’s go ALCO” chant.
But most importantly, we got the Big Trophy. It is temporarily housed a station 9, but like the Stanley Cup, it will be making appearances everywhere.
A good time was had by all who played and attended. The final tally of the total money donated will hopefully be out soon.
Thanks again for all of you continued support and hopefully we will see you next year.
Respectfully, Jess
5/4/2006
from Tom Neuerburg:
SUBJECT: PROMOTIONS: John Hartmann and Derrick Thomas
We
are pleased to announce the following promotions:
Engineer
John Hartmann to the rank of Fire Captain effective
Firefighter
Derrick Thomas to the rank of Engineer effective May 16, 2006
Please
join me in congratulating John and Derrick. We want to encourage all
personnel to be available to assist John and Derrick as they make the necessary
adjustments in their new positions.
4/7/2006
from Roy Jones:
Hi Guys:
I seem to be getting things lined up so I can start tomorrow for San Leandro so I can be there Monday morning in time for the breakfast.
I just read the letter from Dave Patterson. I really hope he will be attending. Also I lost contact with Joe Neves and Wally Wallenius and
hope they will be there. I really am excited about the prospect of visiting old friends and hope as many as possible will be there.
From: Sutterley, Chris, ACFD
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 9:14 PM
Subject: Retirement
(Well that was a bit premature sent by accident, but I might as well send it now, since everyone will read it anywayJ)
Hi All,
After 28 plus years in the fire service, my career is at an end, I leave with mixed feelings. This job is very hard to walk away from, but my body has had enough. With that said, I would like to thank everyone at ACFD, from Chief McCammon, on down, for a job well done. I am proud to have been a part of the Alameda County Fire Department and to have worked with such a fine group of people. I wish all of you a happy life and safe career.
If I had to do it all again, I would gladly. If I owe anyone an apology, you got it. The mistakes I have made, I hope to have learned from. If I owe any one money, to bad. If I had one tool to use in the fire service it would be a deck-gun.
Looking back there have been so many memorable experiences. Being on the Cypress Structure after the Loma Prieta earthquake for 19 hours was one big event. Being up in the Oakland Hills shortly after the Oakland Fire Storm took off was another. (That one I almost lost my crew to a burning house coming down the hill.) The many deaths and injuries I have seen over the years will not soon be forgotten. The wonderful personalities that wonder the halls of these fire house
Respectfully, Chris Sutterley (18A)
3/28/2006
from Dave Patterson:
Hi Rich,
We want to thank you for all your work in getting the Bresnan to us retirees.
We are not into computers, so all our correspondence has to be through the Post Office or Telephone.
Sorry to hear of the passing of Rich Solomon. In the article in the Bresnan it didn’t mention that he was the son-in-law of Verne Avilla.
Was glad to see the article from my old buddy Roy Jones. I first worked with Roy in January of 1955. We were at Fire Station #1 at the rear of the San Leandro City Hall. Our crew consisted of Captain Crouch, Engineers Roy Jones and Joe Neves. The firefighters were Livio Lozza, Chip Singer and myself. Those names should bring back some memories from the older retirees.
Once again we want to thank you for all the time and effort you put into the newsletter.
Dave “Pat” Patterson
3/25/2006 from Bill Klatt:
Talked to Fred today. His operation went well. He had his bladder, appendix and prostate removed.
He is doing well and will be in the hospital a little while. Awaiting word on any future treatment.
He can be reached at
1531 Esplanade
530-332-6711 room 322
Bill Klatt
323/2006:
Hello Rich,
I was talking with Walt Bernardini this evening and just happened to ask him to verify Pat Chisholm's address. The one you gave us was not correct. The correct address is:
Pat Chisholm
15013 Banner Lava Cap
Phone# 530-265-9447
Would you please put this out to all ASAP?
Thanks
Norbert Hudak