IN HONOR OF OUR FALLEN
HEROES
THIS PAGE IS DEDICATED TO THE MEN AND
WOMEN OF THE FIRE AND EMS SERVICE THAT
HAVE PASSED OVER THE YEARS.
MAY THEY NOT BE FORGOTTEN....................
Brother and Sister when you weep for me
Remember that it was meant to be
Lay me down and when you leave
Remember I'll be at you sleeve
In every dark and choking hall
I'll be there as you slowly crawl
On every roof in driving snow
I'll hold your coat and you will know
In cellars hot with searing heat
At windows where a gate you meet
In closets where young children hide
You know I'll be there at your side
The house from which I now respond
Is overstaffed with heroes gone
Men and women who answered one last bell
Did the job and did it well
As firefighters we understand
That deaths a card dealt in our hand
A card we hope we never play
But one we hold there anyway
That card is something we ignore
As we crawl across a weakened floor
For we know that we're the only prayer
For anyone that might be there
So remember as you wipe your tears
The joy I knew throughout the years
I would like to dedicate a list below to honor those men and women that have fallen
over the years. I am asking your help in providing names, title, dept. and the year they
passed on. You can provide this information by sending me an E-mail at
blee@ptd.net
Thank You And Take Care !!
IN HONOR OF OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS THAT
HAVE PASSED ON OVER THE YEARS.
Allen "Lumpy" Kramer - On October 31st, 2006'. At approx. 1600 hours, Past Chief of the Washington Fire and Hose
Company, Active Firefighter, Rescue Instructor and Montour County 911 dispatcher, Allen "Lumpy" Kramer passed away at his
residence in Danville. His death was sudden and unexpected. He will be sadly missed by all.
Danville, PA.......................
...2006'

Raymond J.Siko Sr.
-  EMT / Firefighter ( Retired )Ray was an active member of the Kulpmont Community Ambulance and
Kulmont Fire Department. He had served as EMS Chief and EMS Coordinator and was a well known instructor throughtout the
surrounding areas. Ray died unexpectedly on October 16, 2004 at Shamokin Area Community Hospital..........
...2004'

Alfred "Babe" Poli
tza - On January 11, 2004'  At approx. 1800 hours, Retired Chief of Department, Alfred "Babe" Politza
passed away at Shamokin Area Community Hospital. His death was sudden and unexpected. He will be sadly missed by all.
Kulpmont, PA.....................
...2004'

MIchael Crone - EMT/Firefighter / Police Offi
cer - Michael passed away on February 4th, 2003 as the result of a Motor
Vehicle Accident. Michael was very active in EMS, He worked full time for Greater Columbia Medical Transport, was Chief
Driver for Bloomsburg Ambulance and worked Part Time as a Police Officer for Scott Township P.D..............
...2003'

Jim Kline - Paramedic
- Jim passed in early June from a long term illness. He worked many years with Bloomsburg
Hopsital-Medic One and with Knoebels Grove First Aid Station. He was involved in EMS instruction through the Susquehanna
Emergency Health Services Council. He will be sadly missed by all.....................
...2002 '

Richard A. Joe,Past Ch
ief - Past Chief of the West Branch Vol. Fire Dept. Watsontown PA, Northumberland County 911
Cen
ter, Sunbury PA. Richard A. Joe passed away at his residence. His death was sudden and unexpected. Rick you will be sadly
missed by all..........
...2000'

David Kirk,Captain/F.F.-Paramedic
- Goodwill Vol. Fire Dept. Danville PA / Sunbury Comm. Hospital Medic 49, Sunbury PA,
Danville Ambulance, Danville PA.. David "Kirky" Kirk passed away while in the hospital after a lengthy illness. Kirky you will
be sadly missed by all........
...1999'

William Wallish, F
.F. - Friendship Fire Department, Shamokin PA........................

Arthur Rodman, Past Chief
- Shamokin Bureau Of Fire, Shamokin PA / Friendship Fire Dept, Shamokin  PA ...................

Richard Hauck, F
.F. - West Branch Vol. Fire Dept. Watsontown PA.....................

Dave Womer, F.F.
- Mt. Carmel Rescue Squad, Mt. Carmel  PA ....................................................

Mark Miller,Parame
dic - Mount Carmel Area Ambulance, Mount Carmel PA.....................

John Taffner,EMT
- Mount Carmel Area Ambulance, Mount Carmel PA....................

William Huntington
- One of the original founders, Famous for running the Danville Ambulance "Baby Buggy".
Danville Ambulance Service, Danville PA......
.........1998
...........You will not be forgotten ...........
ELYSBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT MEMBER MEMORIAL
Kevin Pilkus -1st Lieut. 1980,1998 Died at age 33 on 6-14-98 while off duty.
 
  Kevin was the Liberty's 1st Lieut. and the Shamokin Fire Bureau's Vice
President at the time of his death from Lukemia. Over 1,000 people attended
Kevins viewing with multiple engines attending the funeral from around the
area to pay their last respect.  His brother Captain Ken Pilkus and Kevins
family would like to thank all for their support in this time of need.
Firefighters from the Liberty still honor Kevin by wearing Kevins initials on
their helmets, along with the dedication of our Firefighter Of The Year
Award in Kevins memory.


William Leiby - Fire Police Captain / E.F.D. ..................................
IN REMEMBERANCE OF OTHERS FROM AROUND THE AREA
Tim DiOrio - Lieutenant of the Main Fire Department. Died at age 36 on
10-31-02 while fighting a structure fire in Trevorton. Tim was caught in a
collapse of the structure. Tim worked as a Pennsylvania State Trooper with
the Selinsgrove Barracks. He was also a member of the Elysburg Fire
Department. Tim is survived by his wife of 10 years, Tracy, His parents, a
brother and 3 dogs.
Members of the Main Fire Department
Standby Fire Departments and the public line up to honor
Tim DiOrio as the funeral procession passes.
Approx 1500 people from
around the state attended the
ceromony for Tim DiOrio.
Carl "Doc" Poust, Paramedic died on September 28th 2007 as a
result of a vehicle accident..  He is survived by his wife and 2
young daughters.  Doc is a great loss to the EMS service. He was
a caring, dedicated, compassionate man who loved spending time
with his family, was very dedicated to the EMS field and had a goal
to make people laugh. He was our comedian in EMS. As quoted by
many...."If you didn't laugh when Doc was around, you were sick"
He was a member of the band Plum Crazy. He was an active
volunteer with the Benton, Millville and Unityville Fire Depts.
Along with being a Supervisor at the Berwick Ambulance, he also
worked part time with Greater Columbia EMS. There were not
many in the area that did not know or know of Doc.

The only thing that can ease our mind is that God wanted some
entertainment and another angel in heaven to watch over the rest
of us.

A memorial fund has been set up for Docs family. You can send
donations to : C/O Berwick Ambulance
                    
          2018 North Vine Street
                    
          Berwick, PA 18603

              Rest in Peace Doc, We love and miss you !!!!