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MCE fire prevention program
Custer firefighter Scott Hansen talks with second-graders about fire safety during the MCE prevention program.
Larry Crawford of the Custer Fire Department shows a Mason County Eastern second-grader the inside of one of Custer’s fire engines during a Fire Prevention
Week program Tuesday. The program is to try and get the students and their parents to make a plan in
case of a fire. “We talk about fire detectors and the importance of changing the batteries,” he said. “We
stress that with the help of their parents to practice opening windows in their home. We want children to
be familiar with the process. Thirdly, to pick a meet-ing place outside the home that is unique to them.”
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Custer Fire Chief John Allison, on his radio during an April 2013 fire on South Darr Road, is being remembered as a dedicated, hard-working man.
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John Allison, an organ donor, still saving lives in death
Custer Fire Chief John Allison’s family shared the following statement upon his passing:
“On October 15th, John Allison, Fire Chief of the Custer Fire Department went to be with the Lord while surrounded by fam-ily and friends.
He had been at Meijer Heart Center in the Spec-trum Medical Center in
Grand Rapids after having complications from a pre-sumed heart arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythm) on the evening of October 8th.
“It is a great loss to all who knew him. The num-ber of lives touched by John is immeasurable. John’s generosity did not end in death as he wanted to donate to the Gift of Life
program. His contribution will benefit up to 50 peo-ple.
“The family would like to thank all of the people who fought so hard to save him. We are thankful beyond words for the additional time you allowed us to be with him.”
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS are on page A5.
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“He was there for the kids, all the kids,” Shoup said. “Any event that we needed help with, such as the dra-ma club, Steve was there to help with the lighting. With the harvest night, he would organize the hors-es and bring in wagons. “We can go on and on and on with the amount of time and volunteerism that he gave. It’s a huge loss.”
Shoup was glad his good friend in Stickney shared his three children a love of vol-unteering.
“My heart goes out to the
family. They’re wonderful kids and Jill’s a wonderful wife,” he said. “It’s a huge loss, to the school and to the community. He was a won-derful man.”
Shoup said the school is
working internally to pro-vide anyone with any assis-tance with grief.
The loss of Stickney is an-other sting to Custer and its community. Custer Fire Chief John Allison died Monday in Grand Rapids af-ter a cardiac episode him-self. Both men were in the 50s and both were integral parts of the community.
“With John, what a com-munity member. What a loss,” Shoup said. “I’ve per-sonally lost two friends. It’s a huge loss to the school and the community.
“We just need to keep the families in our thoughts.”
STEVE STICKNEY: ‘There for the kids’Not only did ve-hicles make their way through the
mud at this year’s mud run at the Stickney prop-
erty, people did too. The event
drew more than 1,000 people
and served as a fundraiser for the Ruby Creek
veterans hunt.
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‘It’s a huge loss, to the school and to the community. He was a wonderful man.’
Paul ShoupMCE Superintendent