Hey Freepers, I just got this phone call, Greg is my cousin and we are all floored and devistated to lose him like this.
Greg was incredible, loving man who would not only give you the shirt off his back he would also show up the next day and wash it for you.
please keep his wife Carrie Gayle and his two daughters in your thoughts and prayers.
What we have gathered so far is that he and 8 others were trapped. I do not know the condition of the others but that they survived. He was overcome by smoke, fell into a ditch and was consumed by the fire.
To: txroadkill
RIP. Condolences to you and your family.
2 posted on
04/15/2011 6:17:46 PM PDT by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
To: txroadkill
To: txroadkill
Prayers for your Family. May the Lord bless you all with the strength to get through this tragedy.
4 posted on
04/15/2011 6:20:56 PM PDT by
Kickass Conservative
(If Sarah Palin was President, you would have a job by now...)
To: txroadkill
Wind was wicked today. Rough time for fighting wildland fires. Prayers for you and your family.
5 posted on
04/15/2011 6:22:26 PM PDT by
Richard Kimball
(Proud member of the Keepers Of Odd Knowledge (KOOK))
To: txroadkill
I am so sorry that your family has to endure this tragedy. May God welcome Greg, and may He give comfort to his wife and daughters.
6 posted on
04/15/2011 6:25:24 PM PDT by
workerbee
(We're not scared, Maobama -- we're pissed off!)
To: txroadkill
7 posted on
04/15/2011 6:27:41 PM PDT by
COBOL2Java
(Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
To: txroadkill
My condolences, sorry to hear you lost your cousin.
Now, where the hell is Eastland County?
8 posted on
04/15/2011 6:32:39 PM PDT by
SatinDoll
(NO FOREIGN NATIONALS AS OUR PRESIDENT!)
To: txroadkill
Greg has answered his last alarm, God bless him.
Prayers for you, Carrie Gayle and his two daughters.
9 posted on
04/15/2011 6:47:57 PM PDT by
jazusamo
(His [Obama's] political base---the young, the left and the thoughtless: Thomas Sowell)
To: txroadkill
So very sorry. Paid heroes are heroes. Volunteer heroes have a special place in Heaven.
10 posted on
04/15/2011 6:48:58 PM PDT by
Winstons Julia
(when liberals rant, it's called free speech; when conservatives vent, it's called hate speech.)
To: txroadkill
I have been praying for all affected by these fires......and now a specific prayer for Carrie Gayle and their daughters..... also prayers for the his brothers, the fire fighters....
I am so sorry for your families loss......
11 posted on
04/15/2011 7:02:48 PM PDT by
Kimmers
(Tell a lie often enough it becomes political........)
To: txroadkill
The fire department in Heaven just gained another hero!
Thoughts and prayers to you and your family, and to the fire fighters in your department....
12 posted on
04/15/2011 7:38:52 PM PDT by
The Chief
(Volunteer Fire Fighter since 1989, 20+ years!)
To: txroadkill
Prayers for your family’s loss! I heard about it today via Facebook. We have had a watertruck ready to go all day in case it gets to our ranch. They closed the schools early in several of the nearby towns here. Still, so shocked to find out there was loss of life with this one. Incredibly sad. Condolences to his wife and daughters.
To: txroadkill
May our Heavenly Father comfort all who love Greg Simmons.
15 posted on
04/15/2011 8:28:00 PM PDT by
skr
(May God confound the enemy)
To: txroadkill
Prayers for you and the family.
16 posted on
04/15/2011 8:33:00 PM PDT by
SouthTexas
(You cannot bargain with the devil, shut the government down.)
To: txroadkill
I’m so sorry to hear of your loss. All firemen are heroes, but the volunteer guys...special people to rural people.
From what I heard on the news, the fire is moving at an incredibly fast pace due to the insane winds we had today.
17 posted on
04/15/2011 10:00:31 PM PDT by
berdie
(qill)
To: txroadkill
18 posted on
04/16/2011 12:18:26 AM PDT by
smokingfrog
( sleep with one eye open ( <o> ---)
To: txroadkill
As a 30-year volunteer myself, my sincere heartfelt sympathy to you and your family.
Wilum
19 posted on
04/16/2011 9:34:44 AM PDT by
Wilum
(Never loaded a nuke I didn't like)
To: txroadkill
I am so sorry. We will keep you and your family in our prayers.
20 posted on
04/16/2011 9:51:11 AM PDT by
Shire
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