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Retirement Party for John Lodarski at the Knights of Columbus in 1983
Richard Mansfield, Rudy Wood, Don Ewing, Bill McCelland, Dick Shipley, ?, Don Anderson, Sam Russel, Ed Cortez, Dan Servin,
Don Rountree, Craig White, Dave Petty, Coy Floyd, Brandon Humphrey, Doug Blinkinsop, Garen Anderson, Ray Zendejas,
Steve Nunn, ?, Mike Beachtel, Bob Beach, Kent Willmore, Greg Turner, Phil Ellison, Ron Wolfley, Jerry McCulsky, Don Benfield,
Dewane Hudson, Don Duniway, Ron Gemmel, Norm Webkie, Harold Berkebile, John Lodarski, Tony Horn, Bob Mapstead, Glenn
Miller, Terry McNeill, John Shaw, Tom Hendrix, Glen White, Dave Lodarski, John Rivera.

The camaraderie has always been very close
in the fire service. Looking back at the cabin
the volunteers had built in Big Bear to the
retirement parties that everyone come to tell
stories of the past. There would always be
politics, divisions and disagreements to come
but the majority would hope that there would
be no hard feelings and that everyone would
gather for such events. You would be glad
to retire healthy but sad to be leaving the big
house that you’ve known for so many years.

Above: Captain Dave Lodarski and his Dad,
retired Engineer John Lodarski at the “Make a
Child Smile” event at Walmart in December of
2007.

Right: Medic Engine 214, L/R Engineer Rick
Housley, FF/Medic Jeff Miller and FF/Medic
Jamie Wixon

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