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In his own words- “About me” from his website- UnOfficial CFCRS Web Page
Yes! That little silhouette is me! I am getting ready to enter a training fire. If there is one thing I love to do (other than fight fire, of course) it is to take training. I love to learn. And … Continue reading
Posted in Annapolis Fire Department, Community Fire Company of Rising Sun, Firefighting, Pre-stage IV
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Events and activities you can participate in to remember and honor John
With it being a new year, I wanted to let everybody know what we’re planning in honor of John in case people need to mark their calendars! Philly LiveStrong Challenge- Team Smitty August 21-22, 2010 Blue Bell, PA run/walk- 5K … Continue reading
Posted in Events in honor of John
Tagged 1 mile, 10 miles, 100 miles, 10K, 20 miles, 45 miles, 5K, 75 miles, Adopt-A-Highway, bike ride, bike ride in memory of John, cycle, Family and Friends of John P. Smith II, helping, Jacob Tome Memorial Highway, Lance Armstrong Foundation, Melanoma Research Foundation, Miles for Melanoma of DE, Philly LiveStrong Challenge, planning, riding, Rising Sun, run, Thruway Drive, traffic circle, walk
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Screaming sirens
When I visited the cemetery today, I heard sirens screaming as Rising Sun was headed to a call somewhere and going through the light in town. I smiled to think that John was buried in a cemetery where you could … Continue reading
Posted in Annapolis Fire Department, Community Fire Company of Rising Sun, Firefighting, Life after John's Death, Nathaniel, Pre-stage IV
Tagged 861, AFD, burning, cemetery, CFCRS, Community Fire Company of Rising Sun, fire trucks, Firefighting, green, John Deere, Pierce, red, Rising Sun, screaming sirens, smell, smiled, smoke, sound, tractors, Truck 8
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Funeral pics are up on www.leakycreek.com- Part I
Sigh. I’m trying to get some odds and ends wrapped up before I go back to work. I know when I go back to work, I’ll be exhausted and tired and will have little free time. I’ve tried numerous times … Continue reading
Posted in Leaky Creek, Life after John's Death, Nathaniel, Pre-stage IV, Stage IV, Uncategorized
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John’s obituary
John Pershing Smith, II (1973-2009) Born: November 09, 1973 Died: July 21, 2009 Services will be held at: the Community Fire Company of Rising Sun, MD, 300 Biggs Highway, Rising, Sun, MD on Saturday July 25, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. … Continue reading
Posted in Annapolis Fire Department, Community Fire Company of Rising Sun, Cycling, John, Nathaniel, Pre-stage IV, Stage IV
Tagged Ann, Annapolis, Annapolis Fire Department, Captain, Community Fire Company of Rising Sun, Dave, firefighter first class, Hazmat, John, Mary, melanoma, Nathaniel, Nathaniel Smith Scholarship Fund, obituary, R.T. Foard Funeral Home, recruit class, Rising Sun, Rising Sun High, Rising Sun High School
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Rainbows & Mourning Doves 