Over a year ago firefighter David Wintz died in the line of the duty. A first responder for over 50 years in Bristol Borough he passed shortly after the fire at the Dow Chemical plant having a heart attack.
To honor Wintz, Bristol Fire Co Station 51 will mark the one year anniversary his passing with a memorial service to be held this Friday June 14, at 7 p.m.
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Firefighters will gather at the firehouse at Market and Wood streets and march to the borough hall on 250 Pond St for a ceremony.
Sue Lintz-Griscavage, Wintz’s daughter and herself a firefighter said “My father loved being a citizen of the borough just as much as he did a firefighter of the borough with his name being placed on the memorial outside of a borough department the citizens and fellow firefighters can now remember him as much as he will remember them.”
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During the ceremony, Wintz’s name will be added to the Julian R. Bley Memorial which is located in the front of the Bristol Borough Municipal Building, said Phil Ellingsworth Jr., a spokesman for Bristol Fire Co No 1, of which Wintz was a member.
Bristol Fire Company Chief Herb Slack said, “The ceremony allows us to reflect on how Dave impacted our lives and the innumerable ways he served the community.”
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Wintz’s name will be the third added to the memorial from Bristol Fire Co. No 1 in its 156 year history.
