Volunteer Dies Onroute To Call

[FireMarshall]

MacLEOD, Shawn Thomas - 31, Bridgeville, passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2006, as the result of a motor vehicle accident in Bridgeville while on route to a fire call as a volunteer fireman. Born in New Glasgow on June 23, 1975, he was the son of Bert and Sheila (Dunn) MacLeod, Bridgeville. Shawn was a 15 year member of the East River Valley Fire Department. A truck driver by occupation, Shawn had also worked at various tire shops in Pictou County, most recently at Mr. Tire, Westville. He enjoyed darts, especially playing with the Pictou County Fire Fighters Dart League and in various tournaments. He had a passion for stock cars and enjoyed the Nascar Races. Besides his parents, Shawn will be sadly missed by his wife, Melody Fraser; sons, Devan James, Russell Fraser and Morgan Thomas. He is also survived by his sister, Kimberly Koszkulics (Robert) and nephew Tyler, Woodburn; father and mother-in-law, Charlie and Gloria Fraser, Bridgeville; and sister-in-law, Carla Marshall (Robert), Bridgeville. He was predeceased by maternal grandparents, Herb and Bella (Deagle) Dunn; paternal grandparents, James and Katherine (Hayden) MacLeod. Visitation will be held today from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. in Eagles Funereal Home, Westville. His funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Church of The Holy Name, Westville, with Father Donald Boudreau officiating. Burial will be in Bridgeville Cemetery.




http://thechronicleherald.ca/announcements/display.php?anntype=obituaries~2006/12/26~15894639

[bestcoast]

R.I.P. Very sad to hear......:(.................BC..................

[wilderness]

RIP Brother..... as the fire bell rings, he will answer his last call, go in peace...
thoughts and prayers to everyone who knew him

[DCCHam]

My deepest condolances to all of Shawn's family and friends. :(

[ndvfd_ff33]

Rest Easy Brother..Thoughts and Prayers with Family and the Dept

[FFWannabe]

My thoughts and prayers are with his friends and family. What a shame.

Rest Easy.

[smoke286]

Very sad

Police believe MacLeod was travelling above the speed limit of 50 kilometres per hour and had passed another vehicle on the crest of a hill in Bridgeville when the accident occurred.

He was not wearing his seatbelt.



http://cms.firehouse.com/content/article/article.jsp?id=52688&sectionId=39

A very unfortunate and apparently unnecessary death, when will we learn....

[Scuba]

Rest in peace Shawn - thoughts and prayers for the family. Way too young to go. :(

[BFDVFF]

RIP Shawn
Thoughts and prayers are with his family and Dept. members. I only hope we can all learn from this, so his death is not vain.
Danny

[spfd_fire]

Rest in Peace Shawn. My thoughts and prayers are with his family and fire dept. What a shame to loose a firefighter of his age. --Let this be a lesson for all. Let's respond to arrive. --

[CrazyLadder]

Rest in Peace Brother. Your loss will be felt in your community and the nation. This loss sadly happened close to my home. Condolences to your family, friends and dept brothers and sisters.

[ERik1m]

You gonna be missed around the county Shawn we fought many fires togather and played countless games of darts at the hall you will be missed
Bye Shawn

[MFDFF33]

RIP, it's a shame when this happens, even worse this time of year

[Jon_ACVFD]

R.I.P Brother, my thoughts and prayers are with Shawns family.

[ABFF37]

That's sad news. Rest in Peace, best wishes to the family and his fellow firefighters.

AB

[LTPVFD]

On behalf of myself, and members of the Parksville B.C. Fire Department, our thoughts and prayers go out to Shawn's family, friends, and fellow department members.

Please, everyone, drive to arrive alive.

Stay safe !!


LTPVFD

[OzFire]

RIP Brother.

[shagharbourvfd]

Our thoughts are with Shawns family and friends.

Chief, Officers, Firefighters
Shag Harbour Bear Point
Volunteer Fire

[conleyc16]

My thoughts and prayers go out to Shawn's family and friends, always a shame when we lose a brother or sister. RIP Shawn

[fire16]

I have taken calculated chances. For the brotherhood, arrive safely versus not at all. For the family/friends, I grieve with you.

[TangoNovember]

From your fire department brothers in PEI, RIP, never a good thing when a fellow fire fighter falls in the line of duty...our thoughts and prayers to your family.

New Glasgow Fire Dept, PEI

[grahamswain]

rest in peace brother

[shaneb]

Rest in Peace Shawn.

[Bankerbob]

My sincere condolences to my fallen brother's family. R.I.P.