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Always Loved, Never Forgotten

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Jim Johnston
Jim Johnston

Born: Oct 26, 1954
Joined OFD: Mar 23, 1981
Retired: Nov 30, 2010
Deceased: Aug 17, 2024

Jim Allen
Jim Allen

Born: April 27, 1940
Joined OFD: Jan 4, 1960
Retired: June 30, 1998
Deceased: Aug 04, 2024

Ron Stone
Ron Stone

Born: Mar 3, 1939
Joined OFD: Aug 7, 1967
Retired: Mar 31, 1999
Deceased: July 04, 2024

Lyle MacLennan
Lyle MacLennan

Born: Dec 1, 1933
Joined OFD: Aug 5, 1952
Retired: Jan 31, 1989
Deceased: June 28, 2024

Joe Gilchrist
Joe Gilchrist

Born: Nov 2, 1933
Joined OFD: Feb 3, 1958
Retired: Nov 30, 1993
Deceased: May 31, 2024

FireFighters Prayer

When I am called to duty, God wherever flames may rage,
give me strength to save a life, whatever be its age.
Help me to embrace a little child before it’s too late,
or save an older person from the horror of that fate.
Enable me to be alert to hear the weakest shout,
and quickly and efficiently to put the fire out.
I want to fill my calling and to give the best in me,
to guard my neighbor and protect his property.
And if according to your will I have to lose my life,
bless with your protecting hand my loving family from strife.

About Us

Welcome to Ottawa Firefighters Community Foundation

In September, 2002 a small group led, by Retired Ottawa Fire Inspector Dawson McVeetors, decided to hold a remembrance ceremony for New York’s fallen Fire Fighters – one year after the tragic events of 911. The memorial ceremony continued annually on the grounds of Ottawa City Hall.

 

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