Maryland Fire Rescue Services Memorial

Annapolis, Maryland 

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial

Emmittsburg, Maryland

With great respect, the officers and members of the Union Bridge Fire Company, Inc., honorably remember those who have given their lives in the line of duty. Their sacrifice and their families' loss, shall not go unnoticed.

May GOD bless them all!

 Brother, when you weep for me
Remember that it was meant to be.
Lay me down and when you leave,
Remember I'll be at your 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.

The house from which I now respond,
Is overstaffed with heroes gone.
Men who answered one last bell,
Did the job and did it well.

As firefighters we understand,
That death's 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.
As I did the job I loved to do,
I pray that thought will see you through.

~ author unknown ~

LINE OF DUTY DEATH

MEMORIAL

The Union Bridge Fire Company has never lost a firefighter in the line of duty. For this we are greatful.

DEPARTMENTAL  MEMORIAL

This portion of the 'Memorial Page' is dedicated to members of the Union Bridge Fire Company and the Ladies Auxiliary to the Union Bridge Fire Company, that served this company unconditionally during their many years of service and who were active, inactive, retired or honorary members until the time of their passing.

"Memorial Monument"

'THIS MEMORIAL IS PLACED IN MEMORY OF ALL DECEASED MEMBERS AND AUXILIARY OF THE UNION BRIDGE FIRE COMPANY'

The center structure of the monument was designed to have the appearance of a bell tower, of which the original 'fire bell' for the town was placed. This bell was forged by the 'Buckeye Bell Foundry' of 'Vanduzen & Tift Cincinnati' in 1891 and was placed in the bell tower of the first fire house on Main Street in 1892.

Located below the 'fire bell' in the bell tower, is a plaque (inscription above) memorializing those who have served their community through service with the fire company.

Flower box 'wings' protrude from both sides of the 'bell tower' where hardy purple Catmint (Nepeta Little Turdy) plants bloom in the spring annually and present their color throughout most of the year. This plant was chosen for its vibrant purple flowers, symbolizing fire service memorial colors.

Located along the front of the memorial is a "Cottage Hill Golden Euonymus", an evergreen shrub signifying the steadfast nature of the fire service.

Two "Dwarf Alberta Spruce" evergreen trees stand on either end of the memorial, signifying constant vigilance over those who have served.

Finally, standing tall behind the memorial, is a flag staff carrying a "Fire Department Memorial Flag". This flag provides a way for the membership to honor the service of departmental members who have passed before us. Upon the passing of a member, the flag is set at half-staff for a period of 30 days.

This section of the "Departmental Memorial", is dedicated to those we have lost within the last 30 days. During this time, the "Fire Department Memorial Flag" located behind the "Memorial Monument" is placed at half staff for 30 days. In addition, three black flags are flown on the front of the apparatus bay door area for 7 days, in recognition of their "Active" service, past or present.

IN MEMORIAL

2023

        Marion L. Jordan                           5/3/1946 - 3/13/2023

        Member: Ladies Auxiliary and Fire Company

          Joined: 1999

        George Washington Keeney                 2/20/1940 - 1/9/2023

        Member: Fire Company (Honorary Lifetime Member)

        Joined: 1959

2022

        Richard (Dick) L. Michael                   9/26/1946 - 11/17/2022

        Member: Fire Company (Chaplain and Active Honorary Lifetime Member)

        Joined: 1973

      Sharon L. Garber                                    1/2/1951 - 1/11/2022

      Member: Fire Company (Active Honorary Lifetime Member)

      Joined: 1983

      Richard (Dicky) L. Boone                      4/5/1938 - 1/6/2022

      Member: Fire Company (Active Honorary Lifetime Member)

      Joined: 1959

2020

      Jerry L. Harris                                         4/15/1941 - 12/30/2020

      Member: Fire Company (Executive Committee and Active Honorary Lifetime Member)

      Joined: 1959

       Jacob (Jake) F. Altvater                           11/4/1931 - 12/29/2020

      Member: Fire Company (Active Honorary Lifetime Member)

      Joined: 1950

2019

       D. Leroy Stitley                                       6/13/1931 - 2/8/2019

      Member: Fire Company (Life Member)

      Joined: ? 1950

2018

Jack Irvin Harris                                 7/19/1932 - 2/5/2018

Member:  Fire Company (Active Honorary Lifetime Member)

Joined:  1943

2017

Louis Carl Jordan                              1/1/1943 - 11/25/2017

Member: Fire Company

Joined: 1995

Guy E. Pittinger                                 9/23/1929 - 10/22/2017 

Member: Fire Company

Joined: Unknown

Charles Richard Stambaugh             4/23/1949 - 9/19/2017

Member: Fire Company (Honorary)

Joined: Unknown

Erle B. Arnold Sr.                         9/27/1917 - 6/22/2017

Member: Fire Company

Joined: Unknown

2016

James B. Wolfe                                   11/7/1935 - 11/15/2016

Fire Company (Lifetime Member)

Joined: Unknown

Wilbur Warner                                      8/4/1922 - 4/17/2016

Fire Company

Joined: Unknown

Alton Raymond "Ack" Hesson         9/25/1921 - 1/28/2016

Member: Fire Company

Joined: (Active)  - 3/5/1940   (Retired) -  1/1/1976   (Lifetime Honorary) - 2/1/1981

Charles Douglas 'Doug' Bostian       6/19/1944 - 1/8/2016

Member: Fire Company

Joined: (Active) 5/7/1963

2015

Isabelle Romaine Graham                 9/8/1924 - 12/5/2015

Member: Ladies Auxiliary

Joined: Unknown

Glenda Ann Etzler                           6/23/1946 - 5/19/2015

Member: Ladies Auxiliary and Fire Company

Joined: Unknown

Naomi 'Burrier' Sinnott                   9/17/1925 - 1/7/2015

Member: Ladies Auxiliary and Fire Company

Joined: Unknown

2013

Donald M. Wetzel                              7/2/1935 - 12/28/2013

Member: Fire Company

Joined:  Unknown          (Retired) – 4/25/1989

Robert “Bob” Phoutz                           4/17/1937 - 12/10/2013

Member: Fire Company (Honorary)

Joined: (Honorary) – 2/12/1989

2012

C. Edward Curfman                          11/23/1945 – 9/3/2012

Member: Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 3/5/1967          (Inactive) – 3/2/2002

Paul Jay Anderson, “Spanky”/”Tanker 8”    12/2/1941 –  8/28/2012

Member: Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 2/5/1974          (Active Honorary) – 1/4/2000

Ruth Keefer                                         2/10/1918 - 7/18/2012

Ladies Auxiliary

Joined: (Honorary) – 12/4/1990

Gertrude Spurrier, “Gerty”              3/11/1913 - 1/16/2012

Ladies Auxiliary

Joined: (Honorary) – 4/3/1984

2011

E. Richard "Dutch" Grinder            9/22/1931 - 11/11/2011

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 5/1/1951          (Retired) – 12/6/1977

Walter Eugene Smith, “Gene”/“Snuffy”   12/20/1942 – 1/24/2011

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 3/5/1985

2010

Virginia May Tompkins, “Sissy”                                               12/4/1950 – 12/3/2010

Ladies Auxiliary

Joined: (Active) – 4/6/1993          (Inactive) – 1/1/2010

Richard L. Stultz                                                                          6/1/1929 – 9/27/2010

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 10/1/1946       (Inactive) – 11/3/1981       (Retired) – 1/6/1992

John B. Bowman, Sr., “Blondie”                                                 8/5/1922 –  4/7/2010

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 5/7/1963          (Inactive) – 2/29/2003

2009

Charles I. Cartwright                                                       Date of Passing – 11/7/2009

Fire Company: Made “Honorary Member” posthumously (U.S. Marine Corp)

2008

Ira L. Burdette, Jr., “Sonny”                                                   7/25/1945 – 12/20/2008

Ladies Auxiliary and Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 11/3/1998

2007

Milton Amey                                                                      Date of Passing – 9/18/2007

Fire Company

Joined: Unknown       (Inactive) – 7/7/1970

Gerald Graham                                                                Date of Passing – 9/13/2007

Fire Company

Joined: (Inactive) – 12/5/1944    (Honorary) – 1/2/1990

2006

Francis A. "Bud" Nusbaum                                                    6/25/1923 – 11/16/2006

Fire Company

Joined: Unknown

2005

Paul Hooper, Sr.                                                                           10/23/1935 – 12/2005

Fire Company

Joined: (Inactive) – 1/8/1980

2004

LeRoy Stitely                                                                               12/9/1939 – 4/22/2004

Fire Company

Joined: Unknown

James L. Sinnott, “Jim”   (Past Chief)   1/19/1922 - 4/24/2004

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 3/5/1940      (Active Honorary) – 4/5/1983

Carroll Utz                                                                                  2/13/1939 – 10/20/2004

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 12/15/1972

2003

Elwood Dowery                                                                                  10/16/1919 - 2003

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 2/4/1991

Kathy Sue Curfman                                                                       8/23/1954 – 8/2003

Ladies Auxiliary and Fire Company

Joined: (Inactive) – 1/7/1986      (Active) – 11/7/1989

Kathleen M. Curfman                                                                   8/26/1923 - ?

Ladies Auxiliary

Joined: (Inactive) – 1/7/1986      (Active) – 11/7/1989

Jack Gray             (Past Chief)                                                      8/30/1931 - ?

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 10/7/1952       (Active Honorary) – 1/3/1981

1998

Dorothy Boone                                                                                11/11/1941 - ? 1998

Ladies Auxiliary

Joined: (Inactive) – 4/1/1986      (Active) – 12/2/1986

Ellen Nelson                                                                            Date of Passing – 1/1998

Ladies Auxiliary

Joined: (Honorary) – 2/4/1986

Mary Crabbs                                                                          Date of Passing – 1/1998

Ladies Auxiliary

Joined: (Honorary) – 4/1/1980

Elmer Keeney                                                                    Unknown

Fire Company

Joined: (Inactive) – 1/1/1976

Thomas Kiss                                                                       Date of Passing - ?

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 8/5/1930          (Retired) - ?

1997

Monroe Phoutz                                                                  Date of Passing – 10/1/1997

Fire Company

Joined: (Honorary) – 2/7/1984

Eleanor Warner                                                                 Date of Passing – 8/4/1997

Ladies Auxiliary

Joined: (Active) – 2/1/1981

1996

Grayson E. Wolfe                                                            Date of Passing – 12/18/1996

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 12/15/1933     (Retired) – 12/10/1969

Gerald Lightner                                                                               1/23/1912 – 3/1996

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) - ?                          (Retired) - ?

R. W. Warner                                                                   Date of Passing – 2/14/1996

Fire Company

Joined: (Inactive) - ?

1995

Herbert Michael, Sr., “Herb”                                          Date of Passing – 9/26/1995

Fire Company

Joined: (Inactive) – 12/6/1938    (Retired) – 4/4/1994

Wilson Harris                                                                    Date of Passing – 9/21/1995

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 8/5/1947     (Retired) – 12/4/1973     (Retired Honorary) – 2/1/1981

George Harman                                                                Date of Passing – 2/26/1995

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 5/5/1959          (Retired) – 12/1/1982

Violet Coshon                                                                    Date of Passing – 1/15/1995

Ladies Auxiliary

Joined: (Honorary) – 4/3/1984

1994

Zelma Yingling                                                                  Date of Passing – 2/10/1994

Ladies Auxiliary

Joined: (Honorary) – 3/6/1973

E. Richard Bohn           (Past President)                                    8/2/1936 – 1/23/1994

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 9/4/1956          (Active Honorary) – 2/1/1981

1992

Durbin Fogle                 (Past Chief)                                  Date of Passing – 7/8/1992

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 5/7/1940          (Retired Honorary) – 2/1/1981

1991

George A. Otto                                                                       Date of Passing – 7/1991

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 8/5/1930          (Retired) - ?

Theo Bohn                                                                              Date of Passing – 5/1991

Ladies Auxiliary

Joined: (Honorary) – 2/4/1986

Anthony Schiavone                                                                      4/6/1932 – 3/17/1991

Fire Company

Joined: (Inactive) – 1/8/1980

Ronald Selby, “Ronnie”                                                       Date of Passing – 2/1991

Fire Company

Joined: (Inactive) – 3/1/1983

1990

Susanne Winger                                                              Date of Passing – 11/28/1990

Ladies Auxiliary

Joined: (Honorary) – 2/4/1986

Edward Sprague                                                              Date of Passing – 7/24/1990

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 9/2/1941          (Retired) - ?

John S. Lightner                                                             Date of Passing – 3/29/1990

Fire Company

Joined: (Inactive) – 1/1/1950

1989

Emory Minnick                                                               Date of Passing – 10/17/1989

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 8/3/1926          (Honorary) – 1/9/1973

David T. Crawmer                                                           Date of Passing – 1/18/1989

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 2/5/1924          (Honorary) – 2/1/1981

1988

Claude E. Curfman, Sr.                                                              4/6/1922 – 12/24/1988

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 3/6/1967

W. R. Fowble                                                                    Date of Passing – 3-22-1988

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 2/19/1924       (Retired Honorary) - ?

Helen Eyler                                                                       Date of Passing – 2/25/1988

Ladies Auxiliary

Joined: (Honorary) – 2/4/1986

John Boone                                                                        Date of Passing – 1/8/1988

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 12/2/1952       (Honorary) – 2/1/1981

1987

Kate Zile                                                                          Date of Passing – 12/27/1987

Ladies Auxiliary

Joined: (Honorary) – 4/1/1980

Oscar T. Albaugh                                                                       11/4/1931 – 9/15/1987

Fire Company

Joined: (Inactive) – 5/2/1967

Clinton L. Kelly                                                               Date of Passing – 7/31/1987

Fire Company

Joined: (Active) – 1/7/1958          (Retired) – 10/1/1975