HOUSTON (The Houston Chronicle) – In the back of their fire truck, Senior Capt. Thomas William “Bill” Dillion would sing country songs to entertain his crew from fire station 69, playfully inserting their names into the verses.
Then he would ask, “Are you happy now?” said the crew’s engineer operator Glen Miller, reminiscing. “When I said yes, he’d smile and say, ‘Then I’m happy as well.'”
Several hundred firefighters and family members gathered Monday morning at the Second Baptist Church West Campus to remember the life of Dillion, 49, who died in the line of duty last week.
Members of the Houston Fire Department recalled the father of three as a bright and motivated man, someone who loved serving others – both on and off the job.
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