Monument unveiled, helipad dedicated at Deanville VFD
THE SMITH FAMILY, INCLUDING Barbara Smith, Debbie Colley and members of the Deanville Volunteer Fire Department gather around the monument. Also joining them are Paul Luckey of Rockdale Monuments, Wallace Jones, owner of Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home, and Marci Ramirez of Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home.
MEMBERS OF THE DEANVILLE Volunteer Fire Department gather around the monument on Saturday at the fire station helipad. -- Tribune photo by Roy Sanders
THE MONUMENT calls Smith a “beloved friend who served the Deanville Volunteer Fire Department with passion and dedication for over 37 years. His desire was to see this helipad constructed to safely serve the citizens of Deanville, Texas and the surrounding area.”
A monument recognizing the efforts of the late R.J. Smith, the Deanville Volunteer Fire Department’s president for 37 years, was unveiled on Saturday, May 11, and the helipad he helped champion was formally dedicated and blessed.
The ceremony was held at the helipad, something Smith and his fellow Deanville firefighters long advocated for to ensure safe and rapid transportation for accident victims…
