For decades, the Washington State Fire Fighters' Association has held and honored volunteer firefighters having passed within the year at the Annual Conference. The "Table for One" was later introduced at the Washington Fallen Firefighters' Annual Memorial Service by then-President Ron Roy.
TABLE FOR ONE
The TABLE SETTING: the place setting is small symbolizing the frailty of human life and symbolizes the loneliness we feel without them. The table is round to show our everlasting concern and our unending love for our fallen brothers and sisters.
The TABLECLOTH is white symbolizing the purity of their motives and willingness to respond when answering the call to duty.
The SINGLE RED ROSE, displayed in the vase, reminds us of the life of each of the missing, and their loved ones left behind. They will always be a part of our family.
The SINGLE WHITE ROSE is for those who witnessed and experienced tragedy and destruction firsthand and are still with us today.
The PURPLE RIBBON tied so prominently on the vase represents our strength in healing.
A SLICE OF LEMON is on the bread plate to remind us of their bitter fate.
There is also SALT upon the bread plate, symbolic of the river of tears shed by families and loved ones.
Their GLASS is inverted - to symbolize their inability to share this evening's toast.
Their CHAIR is empty … they are not here. Our lives are incomplete because they cannot sit with us tonight.
The CANDLE is reminiscent of the light of hope which lives in our hearts to illuminate their memory.
The FOLDED AMERICAN FLAG and the BIBLE represents those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their community and country, which was founded as one nation under God.
In Memories of those who Gave to the Communities they Served 2022
*denotes line of duty death
Ron Abbott / Whatcom County FPD #4
Lonnie Adams / Redmond Fire Dept.
Norman Donald Adams / Yakima County FPD #1
Leon Alboucq / Asotin County FPD #1
Richard Anderson / Spokane County FPD #4
William Bachofner / Stanwood Fire Dept.
Ronald Bazzel Sr / Klickitat County FPD #7
John (Joe) Beckley / Island County FPD #5
Richard Beightol / Klickitat County FPD #10
Ray Bentley / White Salmon Fire Dept.
John Berge / Grays Harbor #10
B. Dudley Bohn / King County FPD #10
Terry Bowser / Skagit County FPD #8
Richard Boyce / Kitsap County FPD #9
Donald Brashers / Klickitat County FPD #4
Tommie Brice / King County FPD #27
Robert Britschgi / Buckley Fire Dept.
Rodney Bruland / Whatcom County FPD #1
Robert Budweg / Stevens County FPD #2
Gary Byers / Adams County FPD #5
Ron Abbott / Whatcom County FPD #4
Lonnie Adams / Redmond Fire Dept.
Norman Donald Adams / Yakima County FPD #1
Leon Alboucq / Asotin County FPD #1
Richard Anderson / Spokane County FPD #4
William Bachofner / Stanwood Fire Dept.
Ronald Bazzel Sr / Klickitat County FPD #7
John (Joe) Beckley / Island County FPD #5
Richard Beightol / Klickitat County FPD #10
Ray Bentley / White Salmon Fire Dept.
John Berge / Grays Harbor #10
B. Dudley Bohn / King County FPD #10
Terry Bowser / Skagit county FPD #8
Richard Boyce / Kitsap County FPD #9
Donald Brashers / Klickitat County FPD #4
Tommie Brice / King County FPD #27
Robert Britschgi / Buckley Fire Dept.
Rodney Bruland / Whatcom County FPD #1
Robert Budweg / Stevens County FPD #2
Gary Byers / Adams County FPD #5
Robert Coutts / Enumclaw Fire Dept.
David Creighton / Yakima County FPD #11
Samuel Dagastino / Snohomish County FPD #8
Joan Dahl / Skagit County FPD #5
Bill Darnell / Grays Harbor #1
Jack Denning / Roslyn Fire Dept.
Robert Dixon / Connell Fire Dept.
William Ebbighausen / Okanogan County FPD #2
Dan Fenn / Lewis County FPD #13
Joseph Fox / Whitman County FPD #10
Edward Freel / Omak Fire Dept.
Rudolph Frick / Whatcom County FPD #7
Robert Gardner / Whitman County FPD #10
Kenneth Gaul / Jefferson County FPD #4
Russell Gerard / Bothel Fire Dept.
Louis Geschwint / Bingen Fire Dept.
Gerald Gordon / Kittitas County FPD #1
Jack Gorley / Wahkiakum County FPD #4
Gene Hall / Cowlitz County FPD #3
Clarence Harrell / Kittitas Valley Fire & Rescue
Alvin Harris / Bremerton Fire Dept.
Robert Harrison / Chewelah Fire Dept.
Nikki Hay / Jefferson County FPD #7
Harvey Herman / Colfax Fire Dept.
Timothy Hicks / Mansfield Fire Dept.
Steve Hoag / Snohomish County FPD #16
Gary Hobbick / King County FPD #2
William Hughes Jr. / Whitman County FPD #6
William Humphries / Yakima County FPD #12
Roy Dan Jacobson / Walla Walla County FPD #3
Larry James / Cashmere Fire Dept.
Jack Bruce Jarrett / Long Beach Fire Dept.
Edwin Jasman / Grant County FPD #5
Theodore Johns / Woodinville Fire & Rescue
Edward Johnson / Island County FPD #6
Jack Johnson / Skamania County FPD #1
Richard Joneli / Sedro-Woolley Fire Dept.
Jimmy Jordan / Spokane County FPD #4
Tom Kadlec / Ritzville Fire Dept.
Ronald Kaino / Ilwaco Fire Dept.
Chris Kammeyer / Palouse Fire Dept.
Dave Kane / Douglas County FPD #4
James Kempt / Cowiche Fire Dept.
Roy King / Woodinville Fire & Rescue
Thomas Krizanic / Spokane County FPD #4
Curtis Krones / Pierce County FPD #15
George Kubota / Metaline Falls Fire Dept.
Michael Lambert / Marysville Fire Dept.
Floyd Leitch / Yakima County FPD #12
Gary Love / Whatcom County FPD #3
Maynard Lund / Ritzville Fire Dept.
Daniel Malone / Douglas County FPD #7
Gary Mankus / Kittitas County FPD #7
Clifford Martin / Pierce County FPD #21
George Kubota / Metaline Falls Fire Dept.
Michael Lambert / Marysville Fire Dept.
Floyd Leitch / Yakima County FPD #12
Gary Love / Whatcom County FPD #3
Maynard Lund / Ritzville Fire Dept.
Daniel Malone / Douglas County FPD #7
Gary Mankus / Kittitas County FPD #7
Clifford Martin / Pierce County FPD #21
Ronald Matsen / Grays Harbor County FPD #8
Thomas McClanahan / Jefferson County FPD #2
Charles Metcalf / Morton Fire Dept.
Jeanette Mierke / Pierce County FPD #15
Matthew Miller / Washougal Fire Dept.
Roy Moline / South Pierce Fire & Rescue
Bruce Monrad / Skagit County FPD #10
Thomas Morraitis / King County FPD #44
Jon Morrison / Cashmere Fire Dept.
Stanley Murray / Clark County FPD #9
Bob Neu / Spokane County FPD #13
Dewayne Normington / Whitman County FPD #8
Donald Olin / Chelan County FPD #8
Eric Olson / Enumclaw Fire Dept.
Duwayne Pulver / Skagit County FPD #3
Jean Radach / Grant County FPD #13
Robert Reichel / Kent Fire Dept.
Bryce Richardson / Yakima County FPD #6
Mark Robinson / Pierce FPD #6
David Ronning / Marysville Fire Dept.
Donald Rouska / Grays Harbor County FPD #14
Marvin Rowan / Port Orchard Fire Dept.
Charles Sanford / Lewis County FPD #7
William Scheller Sr. / Mukilteo Fire Dept.
Richard Schoessler / Grant County FPD #4
Frank Schonians / Jefferson County FPD #2
Dwayne Schroeder / Skagit County FPD #2
Marvin Schultz / South Prairie Fire Dept.
Richard Schusler / Central Whidbey Fire & Rescue
John Sedy / Snohomish County FPD #20
James Sexton / Grays Harbor County FPD #14
Richard Sheldon / Pacific County FPD #2
James Smith / Yakima County FPD #3
Robert Smith / Snohomish County FPD #8
Lois Stites / Snohomish County FPD #16
Richard Stolsig / King County FPD #47
Dale Thompson / Sedro-Woolley Fire Dept.
David Thompson / Skagit County FPD #12
Donald Toepelt / Lewis County FPD #16
Marty Trecker / Whatcom County FPD #8
Paul Van Dyken / North Whatcom Fire & Rescue
Randy Van Esch / Skagit County FPD #3
Lawrence Van Wanseele / Blaine Fire Dept.
James Wagner / Walla Walla County FPD #4
Oliver Weichel / Roslyn Fire Dept.
Fred Wesselman / Lincoln County FPD #1
Delbert West / Mount Vernon Fire Dept.
David Whitney / Clallam County FPD #2
Norman Willis / Brady Fire Dept.
Michael Wilson / Klickitat County FPD #7
Paul Wuestner / Mason County FPD #5
Richard Zueger / Cowlitz County FPD #3
Russell Zundel / Lincoln County FPD #6
Bereavement Uniform Program
Personal invite from Lighthouse Uniform Company
Remember the song, “Please don’t let me be misunderstood”. The tag line was actually, “O’Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood”…
… and it is with that reservation I write this note and the (participating association) has so graciously agreed to forward it on to you.
For the sake of complete transparency; the Lighthouse Uniform Company has sold dress uniforms and accessories to America’s Firefighting Community for well over 60 years. We hope to still be in business when we get through this nightmare and also hope you and your department ultimately become a Lighthouse customer.
That said, the reason for this note is to introduce and personally invite you and your department to find out more about the Bereavement Uniform Program (BUP). It is there for any firefighter family wanting to use it.
For those unfamiliar with the BUP, very briefly, it a joint effort between the Lighthouse and the Fire Service to make available a Class A Dress Uniform for burial purposes, to any family wanting one, at no charge to the family. The program makes no distinction between paid and volunteer, active or retired.
A Bereavement Uniform Program Manual is attached. Take a look. See if it makes sense for any of the families in your department.
The Bereavement Uniform Program is a nation-wide effort, available in every state and has had almost two hundred departments and individuals donate, some departments more than once.
That’s it. I know this is ‘preaching to the choir’ but it really is all about doing whatever you can and this is something we can do. If you find the need to engage the Bereavement Uniform Program, either as a recipient or donor, please don’t hesitate to do so. It is the reason the program exists.
Thanks for all you do in all of our communities. Hope to shake hands with all of you, one of these days.
Good luck. Try to stay safe. Do your best.
Steve Cohen, Pres.
Lighthouse Uniform Company
America’s Class A Solution ™