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Firefighter’s
Memorial
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While the Fireman’s Association provides the firefighters with much needed equipment through fundraisers such as the Fireman’s Festival at Greater Anderson Days, a separate committee was formed in 2001 to fund something very dear to the hearts of the Anderson firefighters: The Firefighter’s
Memorial.
The
Firefighter’s Memorial was dedicated on June 11, 2005 and has
being funded entirely through donations.
A
seven foot tall bronze statue of a firefighter in full gear cradling a
child is the focal point of the Memorial, and stands tall in front of three
flagpoles paying tribute to all those who have served
the Department while it honors those
firefighters who
died in the line of duty or from a duty-related injury or illness since
the Anderson fire department was formed in 1941.
The
Fireman’s Association and the Memorial Committee recently raised
an additional $75,000 for phase 2 which will feature an eternal flame and
the names and faces of five firefighters who lost their lives due to duty-related
incidents or illnesses. One
of those singled out with special honors will be Ben Cunningham who died
in 2002 of lung cancer developed on the job. Ben was an Anderson
Township firefighter who started the project five years ago and died before
the Memorial could be completed. Others who will be memorialized
are Bill Ellison, Edward Stagnaro, Victor Ruess and Russ Wurdemann.
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