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The Lincoln Fire Department and
Firefighters Local 3092 would like to thank the following
organizations and everyone who participated or contributed during
the funeral of our brother Austin Bahn.
Sherman Fire
Metropolis Fire
Williamsville Fire
Mount Pulaski Fire
Chestnut Fire
Broadwell Fire
Middletown Fire
New Holland Fire
Elkhart Fire
Springfield Fire
Bloomington Fire
Warrensburg Fire
Latham Fire
Atlanta Fire
Lincoln Rural Fire
Atlanta Rescue
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Logan County Paramedics
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home
Lincoln Police Department
Lincoln Street Department
Logan County Sheriff's Department
Chester-East Lincoln students
The Sewing Center
The Award Shop
Union Pacific Railroad
Chestnut Zion Lutheran Church
Lincoln Zion Lutheran Church
Lincoln Christian Church
Illinois State Police
With your help, we were able to
commemorate brother Austin's life with a professional firefighter
ceremony and peacefully lay him to rest. Austin will be greatly
missed.
Bucky Washam, Fire Chief
Lincoln Fire Department
(posted
5-5-04)
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To the editor:
This is to the families of the plant
explosion.
I am the stepson of
Glen Lyman. He was one of the four killed.
I know the pain and feel the pain.
Words cannot help that pain or be very soothing. I am dealing with
it inside of myself.
May you all find peace within yourself,
as they say time will heal. My memory keeps Glen alive with the fond
memories that I have [of time] that we spent together.
There is no way to try and sort it out
or wonder why it had to happen. That is not for us to decide but to
be grateful for having the chance of receiving those times together.
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I wanted to let you know that the pain
is felt by many others around the world. I have read several
articles on that. There are caring people in a world so hateful as
we live in. Those that lost their life here are in a world no longer
with hate but with love.
They too are awaiting our arrival when
the time comes to share the peace they are having now. They are in
such peace that we could never fathom such an idea of the extremity
of it. We only hear and try to think of what that peace would be
like.
To all four of them, their families and
loved ones, friends, and co-workers, they are at peace now and you
will be too.
Lee Stopher
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