John T. Sweeney Retires after 31 Years of Service
Captain John Sweeney is retiring from the Roanoke Fire-EMS Department after 31 years of service in the Department. John spent more than half of his time in the department at Station #2. John was hired by the Roanoke Fire Department on February 23, 1976 and is retiring with almost 31 years on the job. John is retiring from Station 11 C-Shift, where he has been stationed for the past several years. John has been a Haz Mat Specialist on the Regional Haz Mat team since it's inception in 1985. He is a wealth of knowledge and will be missed. The Roanoke Firefighters wish him well in his retirement. John's sons Benjamin and Brad recently graduated from the Roanoke Regional Recruit School, hired by Roanoke City. Photo left - John is seen working a fire on Ladder 2.
3 comments:
Good Luck John. Look at Dubose, glad to see his body has grown into that head, the rookies would be getting scared if they saw this now. John is another in a long line of good men retiring and leaving us behind.
Congrats Capt. You will be missed.
who is that in the back drinking a beer?
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