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Retirees from 2000-2009 

Dwayne Humble #11


Engineer
Employed: April 11, 1977
Retired: January 19, 2000
Years of Service: 22 Years 9 Months
Died: June 13, 2017 at age 67 
United States Marine Corps Veteran

Sally A. White  


Fire Marshall
Employed: September 18, 1978
Retired: March 31, 2000
Years of Service: 21 Years 6 Months

Steve Graham #113


Firefighter II/Paramedic
Employed: August 2, 1978
Retired: April 16, 2000
Years of Service: 21 Years 5 Months
Died: May 7, 2017 at age 67 

John Van Zandt #134


Firefighter II
Employed: April 2, 1979
Retired: April 25, 2000
Years of Service: 21 Years
Died: October 5, 2012 at age 54 

Dale D. Welch #107


Training Chief
Employed: April 08, 1974
Retired: May 31, 2000
Years of Service: 26 Years
United States Navy Veteran 69-73

Robert Stillson #60


Firefighter II
Employed: September 20, 1979
Retired: June 20, 2000
Years of Service: 20 Years 9 Months

Robert L. Thomas #39


Firefighter II
Employed: July 01, 1975
Retired: July 04, 2000
Years of Service: 25 Years
Died: October 14, 2016 at age 64

Wyatt Oakley #144


Firefighter II/Paramedic
Employed: January 02, 1981
Retired: February 13, 2001
Years of Service: 20 Years

Tommy L. Griffin #56


Firefighter II
Employed: March 10, 1980
Retired: April 29, 2001
Years of Service: 21 Years

Harold Giesler #121


Captain
Employed: October 17, 1974
Retired: March 15, 2001
Years of Service: 26 Years 5 Months

Daniel L. Acosta

911 Dispatcher
Employed: November 16, 1989
Resigned: July 20, 2001
Years of Service: 11 Years 8 Months
Retired United States Marine Corps 

Dave Thomas #198


Employed: February 20, 1991
Retired: July 25, 2001
Years of Service: 10 Years 5 Months

Lanny A. Phillips #48


Battalion Chief
Employed: April 02, 1979
Retired: April 02, 2002
Years of Service: 23 Years

Wayne Pierson #148


Captain
Employed: April 8, 1982
Retired: April 9, 2002
Years of Service: 20 Years
Died: August 15, 2007 at age 54

Johnny H. Orona #111


Captain
Employed: December 17, 1973
Retired: May 30, 2002
Years of Service: 28 Years 5 Months

Gary F. Peek  


Senior Arson Investigator
Employed: July 19, 1982
Retired: December 03, 2002
Years of Service: 20 Years 5 Months
United States Air Force Veteran

Stephen Pollock #136


Fire Chief
Employed: April 06, 1979
Retired: May 14, 2004
Years of Service: 25 Years 1 Month

Jerry E. Collins #150


Engineer
Employed: January 24, 1984
Retired: June 04, 2004
Years of Service: 20 Years 5 Months

Henry G. Guzman  


Employed: April 02, 1979
Retired: July 02, 2004
Years of Service: 25 Years 3 Months

Miles B. Tindle #64


Engineer
Employed: September 10, 1981
Retired: September 09, 2004
Years of Service: 23 Years

Jimmy D. Hall #74


Engineer
Employed: August 03, 1971
Retired: September 26, 2004
Years of Service: 33 Years 1 Month

Darrell E. Pope #189


Firefighter II
Employed: January 01, 1985
Retired: January 11, 2005
Years of Service: 20 Years

Warren R. Jolly #81


Captain
Employed: July 02, 1982
Retired: February 01, 2005
Years of Service: 22 Years 7 Months
United States Air Force Veteran

Charles A. Smith #15

 
Assistant Fire Chief
Employed: August 16, 1976
Retired: March 06, 2005
Years of Service: 28 Years 7 Months

Bob Bullard #180


Captain
Employed: April 1, 1985
Retired: March 31, 2005
Years of Service: 20 Years

Mark Hodges #181


Firefighter II/Paramedic
Employed: April 1, 1985
Retired: March 31, 2005
Years of Service: 20 Years

Tony Ray Hinton #142

Firefighter II
Employed: April 29, 1991
Retired: May 05, 2005
Years of Service: 14 Years

Tim Herrington #167


Firefighter II
Employed: January 12, 1984
Retired: June 02, 2005
Years of Service: 21 Years 6 Months

Billy Ray Darby #157

 
Firefighter II/Paramedic
Employed: April 17, 1980
Retired: June 6, 2005
Years of Service: 25 Years
Died: December 21, 2007 at age 53 
United States Army Veteran

Stephen R. Wills  

Firefighter II/Paramedic
Employed: March 01, 1987
Retired: August 12, 2005
Years of Service: 18 Years 5 Months

Randell Grissom #149


Firefighter II/Paramedic
Employed: April 20, 1982
Retired: October 15, 2005
Years of Service: 23 Years 6 Months

Judy A. Ervin


Administrative Assistant
Employed: December 12, 1985
Retired: December 31, 2005
Years of Service: 20 Years

Leonard E. Joy #92


Engineer
Employed: April 10, 1977
Retired: March 15, 2006
Years of Service: 29 Years

Phil B. McDaniel #152


Captain
Employed: October 01, 1982
Retired: June 30, 2006
Years of Service: 23 Years 8 Months
Died: February 27, 2020 at age 66
United States Navy Veteran

Tom R. Vick #185


Firefighter II/Paramedic
Employed: April 01, 1985
Retired: September 15, 2006
Years of Service: 21 Years 6 Months

John K. Taylor #83


Firefighter II/Paramedic
Senior Arson Investigator
Employed: April 02, 1979
Retired: November 01, 2006
Years of Service: 28
United States Navy Corpsman

David W. Maass #16

Firefighter/Paramedic
Employed: April 29, 1991
Retired: November 08, 2006
Years of Service: 15 Years 7 Months
United States Marine Corps Veteran

Richard Raymond #178


Engineer
Employed: April 01, 1985
Retired: January 07, 2007
Years of Service: 21 Years 9 Months

Vance Traylor #162


Firefighter II/Paramedic
Employed: March 01, 1987
Retired: February 28, 2007
Years of Service: 20 Years

Dennis Wilhite #192

 
Captain
Employed: March 01, 1987
Retired: June 26, 2007
Years of Service: 20 Years & 3 Months

Steven Schwab #90


Firefighter II/Paramedic
Employed: August 01, 1978
Retired: July 31, 2007
Years of Service: 29 Years
Died: 11 February 2019 at age 64

Terry L. Sheehan #174


Firefighter II
Employed: January 23, 1984
Retired: November 19, 2007
Years of Service: 23 Years 10 Months

Kevin P. Sawyer #78


Engineer
Employed: November 15, 1983
Retired: November 30, 2007
Years of Service: 24 Years

Leon Roberson #160

 
Engineer
Employed: January 09, 1984
Retired: October 31, 2007
Years of Service: 23 Years 9 Months

Dale Childers #164


Assistant Fire Chief
Employed: January 10, 1984
Retired: November 30, 2007
Years of Service: 23 Years 10 Months

Rick Sutherland #140


Captain
Employed: November 20, 1980
Retired: March 05, 2008
Years of Service: 27 Years 4 Months

Darrell Williamson #51


Engineer
Employed: April 01, 1983
Retired: April 03, 2008
Years of Service: 25 Years
Died: 8 October 2022 at age 68

Freddy Rodriguez #46


Firefighter II/Paramedic
Employed: October 01, 1993
Resigned: June 27, 2008
Years of Service: 14 Years 8 Months

David Green #151


Captain
Employed: October 01, 1982
Retired: June 30, 2008
Years of Service: 25 Years 8 Months
United States Army Veteran

Emily G. Johns #12

Firefighter II/Paramedic
Employed: October 03, 1994
Resigned: July 01, 2008
Years of Service: 13 Years 9 Months

Charles Wingate #79


Engineer
Employed: April 02, 1979
Retired: July 10, 2008
Years of Service: 29 Years 3 Months

Jerry W. Miller #187


Engineer
Employed: October 17, 1988
Retired: August 18, 2008
Years of Service: 20 Years 
United States Marine Corps Veteran

David W. Parker #47


Battalion Chief
Employed: March 05, 1980
Retired: September 05, 2008
Years of Service: 28 Years 6 Months

Chris Worsham #156


Firefighter II
Employed: November 08, 1982
Retired: November 14, 2008
Years of Service: 26 Years
United States Air Force Veteran

Buddy Pearce #32


Engineer
Employed: October 03, 1994
Retired: December 16, 2008
Years of Service: 14 Years and 2 Months

Betty Robinson 


Sr. Administrative Assistant
Employed: February 01, 1986
Retired: December 01, 2008
​Re-Employed: February 16, 2010
Retired Again: January 31, 2018
Years of Service: 29Years and 10 Months

Richard G. Dietz #58


Fire Chief
Employed: April 09, 1977
Retired: April 30, 2009
Years of Service: 32 Years

Victor D. Kirk #128


Firefighter II
Employed: April 02, 1979
Retired: November 12, 2009
Years of Service: 30 Years 7 Months

Victor M. Garza #137


Engineer
Employed: October 01, 1989
Retired: December 07, 2009
Years of Service: 20 Years 2 Months

Mark Torres #53

Captain
Employed: September 17, 1990
Resigned: August 07, 1996
Re-Employed: June 16, 1997
Resigned: December 30, 2009
Years of Service: 18 Years 6 Months

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