Jerry Ramey, 18, Had Dreamed of Becoming a Firefighter and Paramedic
Posted: Friday, November 5, 1999 - 8 AM
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A volunteer firefighter from the West Fork, Arkansas Volunteer Fire Department
was killed Wednesday, November 3 after stepping on a live wire at the
scene of a grass fire, officials said.
Jerry Ramey, 18 and a firefighter for just four months, came into contact with
a 7,200-volt electrical line in high brush.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported that Ramey was a probationary firefighter
who had not yet been allowed to fight fires.
The paper reported that Ramsey's dream was to be a firefighter and paramedic.
Ramey leaves behind his parents and two sisters. His younger brother, then a seventh
grader, died last year while acting as a team assistant during a high school football game.
Funeral services for Ramey will be on Monday, November 8, 1999 at 2:00 PM at the Greenland
Arkansas High School gym with burial to follow at the Baptist Ford Cemetary.
Greenland is located south of Fayetteville, Arkansas on US Highway 71.
The school gym is located at the intersection of Wilson Street and Hwy 71.
A memorial fund has been set up at the Bank Of America:
- Jerry Ramey Memorial Fund
Account # 004161152
West Fork Fire Dept.
P.O. Box 669
West Fork, AR 72774
Fax # 501-839-2155
