Clarksville, Indiana Firefighter Succumbs to Illness

The Clarksville, Indiana Fire Department lost a member February 1, when he passed away after a long illness following a heart attack at a fire incident in December 2002.

Firefighter George Walker, 61, was working a structure fire December 15 when he was stricken. He had been hospitalized and combating a series of strokes. According to Deputy Chief Charles Hollis Walker had been placed in a nursing home prior to losing the battle.

Walker, a 31-year veteran of the department, had three daughters and two sons along with eleven grandchildren. Hollis said he had been eligible for retirement,