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Randy Meyer's Page
We love you Randy! Rest in
peace brother.
The Rosedale Volunteer Fire Company regrets to announce the passing
of retired Baltimore County Firefighter and life member of Rosedale
Volunteer Fire Company, Randy Meyer.
WBAL news:
Firefighters Mourn 30-Year Veteran
A big thank you to all career and
volunteer Firefighters, EMS providers and Law Enforcement personnel for
all of your support !
Randy Meyer
Firefighters Mourn 30-Year Veteran
Family Loses 2 Members In 1 Week
ROSEDALE, Md. -- A firefighter's sudden death marks a double tragedy for
his family.
Randy Meyer, of the Rosedale Volunteer Fire Company, passed away the day
after he buried his mother.
Meyer's friends said his calling as a firefighter was helping him carry
on through his grief. But still, they believe the stress over losing his
mother triggered a fatal heart attack.
Firefighters from across the country are expected to gather on Thursday
for his funeral.
Meyer's house can be seen from the windows of his second home, the
Rosedale firehouse. His crewmates said that makes it especially hard for
them to mourn him.
"It's very hard to open the door and see his house, car. Little triggers
like that make you think," former Fire Chief Steven Barry said.
The firefighters said that their thoughts were racing when a 911 call
came from Meyer's home early Saturday.
His lifelong friend, Capt. John Harding, was one of those who responded
to the call.
"I didn't view it as my friend at the time. I had to do my job," Harding
said.
"It's harder for us when we have to work on someone we know. But it
gives us comfort to know he wasn't alone," Barry said.
Meyer's colleagues said they believe a heart attack shut down the
49-year-old's body.
"I'm sure all the stress of the past two weeks -- everybody has a
breaking point," Barry said.
Meyer's career included more than 30 years as a volunteer firefighter,
15 years with the Baltimore County Fire Department and a two-and-a-half
year stint running a U.S. military fire station in Iraq.
Rosedale Lt. John Warchal said, "He had a lot of friends that died on
Sept. 11, 2001. Going over there was one of his ways to help the U.S.
military. Being a chief officer gives you a lot of responsibility, so I
got to see him excel there at leading people there much as he did here."
(Thank you to WBAL!)
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