Kenneth Brown
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The following story is about Robert. We weren't freinds or even close acquaintances, we showed up at many of the same calls though. Even though we weren't buddies this is really starting to get to me. On one hand it is really one of the greatest ways a person could ever go. My generation will always view him as a hero, somebody to really look up too and admire, he gave it everything he had. On the other it really sucks that he had to go, he had so much more to offer. Rest in peace Robert.
On
Saturday, July 5, Teague, Texas Volunteer Fire Department Chief Robert
Knight, 42, was injured while fighting a building fire in downtown Teague
when a wall collapsed on him. He was taken to a Tyler hospital, where
he died later that night in surgery.
Knight, who lived most of his life in Teague, was a 1988 Texas A&M graduate
who worked as an engineer for the BNSF Railroad. He joined the Teague VFD
in 1989 and became chief in 1999. He also volunteered as a paramedic.
In April, the Teague Chamber of Commerce named him Citizen of the Year.
Visitation is Tuesday at Bowers Funeral Home in Teague. Funeral services
are at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the First Baptist Church of Teague. Burial
will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.
Knight is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters.
On
Saturday, July 5, Teague, Texas Volunteer Fire Department Chief Robert
Knight, 42, was injured while fighting a building fire in downtown Teague
when a wall collapsed on him. He was taken to a Tyler hospital, where
he died later that night in surgery.
Knight, who lived most of his life in Teague, was a 1988 Texas A&M graduate
who worked as an engineer for the BNSF Railroad. He joined the Teague VFD
in 1989 and became chief in 1999. He also volunteered as a paramedic.
In April, the Teague Chamber of Commerce named him Citizen of the Year.
Visitation is Tuesday at Bowers Funeral Home in Teague. Funeral services
are at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the First Baptist Church of Teague. Burial
will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.
Knight is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters.
