Teague Fire Chief LOD

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Posted: 7:24 PM Jul 6, 2008

Reporter: KWTX Staff

Teague Volunteer Fire Department Chief Knight, 42, has died of

injuries he received while battling a building fire in downtown Teague.

Knight died Saturday at a hospital in Tyler, where he was taken after he

was injured.

Knight, who lived most of his life in Teague, was a 1988 Texas A & M

graduate who worked as an engineer for the BNSF Railroad.

He joined the Teague VFD in 1989 and became chief in 1999.

He also volunteered as a paramedic.

In April, the Teague Chamber of Commerce named him Citizen of the Year.

Visitation is Tuesday at Bowers Funeral Home in Teague.

Funeral services are at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the First Baptist Church

of Teague. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.

Knight is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters.

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" What makes them heros is not how they died - it is how they lived "

Tred a gentle trail on your great journey, Chief.

" A prudent man foresees the difficulties ahead and prepares for them; the

simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences. "

Proverbs 22:3

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My thoughts go out to Chief Knight's family, friends, and the members of

Teague VFD, and they remain in my thoughts.

Barry McClung, EMT-P

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- Teague Fire Chief LOD

Posted: 7:24 PM Jul 6, 2008

Reporter: KWTX Staff

Teague Volunteer Fire Department Chief Knight, 42, has died of

injuries he received while battling a building fire in downtown Teague.

Knight died Saturday at a hospital in Tyler, where he was taken after he

was injured.

Knight, who lived most of his life in Teague, was a 1988 Texas A & M

graduate who worked as an engineer for the BNSF Railroad.

He joined the Teague VFD in 1989 and became chief in 1999.

He also volunteered as a paramedic.

In April, the Teague Chamber of Commerce named him Citizen of the Year.

Visitation is Tuesday at Bowers Funeral Home in Teague.

Funeral services are at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the First Baptist Church

of Teague. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.

Knight is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters.

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My heart, prayer, and sympathy goes out to the family of and to

Teague VFD. I had the pleasure to meet on several occasions. He

always seemed very energetic and a great asset to the department. This is

always a sad day when you hear something like this. This is the time when

we all have to think that no matter what differences we have in our line of

business, we all have the same goal, to help others, and this is exactly

what he was doing and a job that he apparently loved. I can relate to

losing a close brother at a department in the line of duty and it is one of

the hardest things you can go through, it is a family member no matter how

you look at it. Again, our hearts go out to his family and the department.

Thanks,

Binkley

EMS Supervisor/Scheduler

Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department

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Behalf Of Louis N. Molino, Sr.

Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 12:05 AM

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Subject: Re: Teague Fire Chief LOD

- Teague Fire Chief LOD

Posted: 7:24 PM Jul 6, 2008

Reporter: KWTX Staff

Teague Volunteer Fire Department Chief Knight, 42, has died of

injuries he received while battling a building fire in downtown Teague.

Knight died Saturday at a hospital in Tyler, where he was taken after he

was injured.

Knight, who lived most of his life in Teague, was a 1988 Texas A & M

graduate who worked as an engineer for the BNSF Railroad.

He joined the Teague VFD in 1989 and became chief in 1999.

He also volunteered as a paramedic.

In April, the Teague Chamber of Commerce named him Citizen of the Year.

Visitation is Tuesday at Bowers Funeral Home in Teague.

Funeral services are at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the First Baptist Church

of Teague. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.

Knight is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters.

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This is an article off of KWTX.COM web site.

July 7, 2008)—The United States Flag of Honor, which has been sent

around the world in honor of fallen heroes since the 9/11 attacks in

2001, will be flown to Texas aboard a donated jet for the funeral of

Teague Volunteer Fire Department Chief Knight, 42, who died

Saturday of injuries he received in a wall collapse.

The flag will travel in the plane's cockpit, alongside the pilot, who

will hand it off to the Euless Fire Department's Honor Guard, which

in turn will take it to Knight's funeral Wednesday at the First

Baptist Church in Teague and then to Greenwood Cemetery in Teague,

where the father of three will be laid to rest.

" The Honor Network takes great honor to memorialize all of those

heroes that give the ultimate sacrifice fighting for their country

and communities, " the group said Tuesday.

" It truly touches the deepest emotions when a volunteer, one who does

not ask for pay, one who does it for the love, is killed in the line

of duty. "

" This type of unselfish and courageous service to a community is what

makes this country great "

The flag was flying over the Texas Capitol at the time of the

terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

Shortly after the attacks, Gov. Rick sent the flag, along with

a Texas flag, to New York City, where it was presented to New York

Gov. Pataki in honor of the police officers and firefighters

who lost their lives on 9/11.

The flag was flown over Ground Zero and family members later

requested that it be used continuously to honor all American heroes.

In October 2004, the flag was raised over U.S. military camps and

bases during memorial services in Kuwait, Qatar and Iraq and over the

last six years it has been sent around the country.