We’ve lost another.
The U.S. Fire Administration announces the official line of duty death of Deputy Chief Chad Eric Greene, 34, of the Union Cross Fire and Rescue in Kernersville, NC on November 4, 2009.
Deputy Chief Greene completed his shift at approximately 0830hrs immediately after responding to a motor vehicle accident. After completing his shift, he left the station, dropped his son off at pre-school, and went home. When Deputy Chief Greene’s wife returned home, she found him unresponsive and subsequently called 911 and began CPR. Deputy Chief Greene was transported to the NC Baptist Hospital where he was pronounced dead at approximately 1230hrs. The cause of death is pending further investigation.
He was a member of his department since he was 15 years old and was awarded the 2008 Squad Person of the Year.
He leaves behind his wife, a young son and daughter, and an unborn child due in June 2010.
Chief Greene is the 80th line of duty death this year.
Viewing will be held on November 7, 2009, 1800hrs-2100hrs – Greene Street Baptist Church, High Point, NC. The funeral will be held on November 8, 2009, 1400hrs – Greene Street Baptist Church, High Point, NC.
Memorials may be directed to the Children’s Trust Fund, Truliant Federal Credit Union, 500 Pineview Drive, Suite 117, Kernersville, NC 27284
As always, our prayers and thoughts are firmly with his family and friends, as well as those in his second families at Union Cross Fire and Rescue and the High Point Fire Department.
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