EXCHANGE: Truck memorializes Illinois firefighter - Washington Times
That was one of the reasons he was a volunteer firefighter in Deer Creek for more than 40 years in addition to running Myers Zephyr Service for 49 years. “We were going to celebrate the 50th year next year, but then he got sick,” Donna Myers said. “But he loved that place and loved helping people. His devotion to others and their devotion to him also showed in the form of a 1956 Ford F-500 Barton-American Fire Pumper truck that was parked at Deer Creek Baptist Church in his honor. When the department sold it in 1984, Myers bought it for $500 and kept it at his station. “He just had to have that truck,” she said. While the truck, which doesn’t run well, didn’t make it to Morton for his funeral, it was parked at the church for a gathering afterward. “He was a really good guy,” said Deer Creek fire Capt. “He was gone by the the time I joined the fire department, but he had such an impact on the department and everybody had respect for him. “All of us know that he had to have this truck and he got it and that was big for him. Since his death, the outpouring of care from friends and family has kept up her spirits, she said. Source: www.washingtontimes.com
