I wish to say "so long" to Crusty Russ... Russ and I spent many years on the department fighting fires and having fun. He'd be rather quick to tell you the story of how I fell into 4 feet of water.Russ started on the department on August 24, 1864 and was even present for the great fire in Windsor a couple of years later. He joined the department because he was quite concerned that Canada would join the United States during their civil war and believed his choices would be better at staying home if he joined the local fire department in the event that the draft might occur.
He was quite familiar with one of the horses which pulled the steam powered pump back during yesteryear. Known affectionately as "Dobbin" she and Russ could be seen talking with each other at the old number 2 station until the wee hours of the morning. It was quite apparent that Dobbin and Crusty Russ were much closer than expected when Russ presented her with a silver horshoe to wear on her hoof.
In any event it's nice to see Russ finally retire and start to really enjoy himself. Good luck in your retirement, Russ...God speed.
3 comments:
Good luck in your retirement Russ. I think you'll find it just fine.
Its about time you retired you have been threatening for years!!!
NO really best of luck Russ>> LT> Pit Bull
Hey Russ ! Remember the Hand picked Crew at old No. 2 on old Sq. 2 Notice everything is OLD.
Dr.-Gignac Lt. Serbu
F.F.Desjardins F.F.NewKid(Demars)
Can anyone guess who was the youngest crew member ??
Probably Serbu
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