Sister when you weep for me
Remember that it was meant to be
Lay me down and when you leave
Remember I'll be at your sleeve
In every dark and choking hall
I'll be there as you slowly crawl
On every roof in driving snow
I'll hold your coat and you will know
In cellars hot with searing heat
At windows where a gate you meet
In closets where young children hide
You know I'll be there at your side
The House from which I now respond
Is overstaffed with heroes gone
Men who answered one last bell
Did the job and did it well
As firemen we understand
That death's a card dealt in our hand
A card we hope we never play
But one we hold there anyway
That card is something we ignore
As we crawl across a weakened floor
For we know that we're the only prayer
For anyone that might be there
So remember as you wipe your tears
The joy I knew throughout the years
As I did the job I loved to do
I pray that thought will see you through. |
Deanna
"Dee" Gallagher, DUNLAP
Friday, July 9, 2010
DUNLAP, Deanna "Dee" Gallagher, 72, of McMechen, W.Va., died
Friday, July 9, 2010 in Ohio Valley Medical Center, Wheeling, W.Va.
She was born August 10, 1937 in McMechen, a daughter of the late W.R.
"Tubby" and Ina Cochrane Gallagher.
Mrs. Dunlap was a retired LPN, with over 30 years of service at Reynolds
Memorial Hospital, Glen Dale; a member of the McMechen Women's Club; the
McMechen VFD; and Trinity Episcopal Church, Moundsville.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert
E. "Cap" Dunlap; and two sisters, Roberta Webb and Ina Carol Poland.
Surviving are a daughter, Missy Dunlap Shepard of McMechen; a sister, Mary
Ann (John) Storm of McMechen; and two grandchildren, Megan and Deidre
Shepard.
Friends received from 1-4 and 6-9 p.m. Sunday at the Altmeyer Funeral Home,
Benwood- McMechen Chapel, 214 Marshall St., McMechen, where the McMechen
Volunteer Fire Department will hold services at 7:30 p.m.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 12, 2010 at Trinity
Episcopal Church, Moundsville, with Rev. Dr. Patricia Geerdes officiating.
Interment in McMechen Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the McMechen Volunteer Fire Department
or the McMechen-Benwood Library
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