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of firefighters, over 30 pieces of apparatus lined the streets of Montrose
in a ceremonial farewell to a long time friend of the fire service as the
funeral of Charles Franklin Daly was held on Saturday, October 27.
Daly, a volunteer
with the United Fire Company, gave over fifty years of his life to the
volunteer fire service, not only in Montrose but in Susquehanna County
and on a larger scale in Pennsylvania.
"C.F.", a his friends
called him, served as president of the Susquehanna County Fireman's Association
for many years, having coordinated its annual fire training school countless
times at various locations throughout Susquehanna County.
C.F. was also active
in the Northeastern Pennsylvania Volunteer Firemen's Federation, having
served as President of that organization as well.
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Besides
having held most major offices within the United Fire Company, C.F. also
rose to the helm as President of the Fireman's Association of the State
of Pennsylania, often taking him away from his community and his family
to tend to the affairs of this organization the voiced the interests of
the Commonwealth's fire service.
Most recently, despite
his failing health, C.F. served as the President of the Legislative Federation
of Pennsylvania, helping with maintaining lines of communications with
legislators in Harrisburg.
The tribute paid
to C.F. Daly was an impressive one. But it is hardly evens the balance
sheet when one looks at the commitment made by one individual for a period
of fifty years.
Charlie Daly will
be missed by his family, friends, fellow fire fighters and his community.
In consolation, Charlie would be pleased to see that others have not looked
on his efforts and sacrifices over the years as frivolous or foolish. Instead,
this final tribute was a way of saying, .... "CF, we'll miss you, thanks
for all you did...."
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