Firefighter Luke Sheehy, age 28, of Susanville, California, died in the line of duty on June 10, 2013.Luke was a member of the California Smokejumpers, an airborne firefighting unit of the United States Forest Service based in Redding, California. Prior to his career with the United States Forest Service, he served 5 seasons as a firefighter for CAL FIRE.
He and his comrades were fighting a lightning sparked wildland fire in the Modoc National Forest, about 15 miles southeast of the community of Alturas, California.
At about 5 p.m., a limb from a dead tree fell about 60 feet hitting Luke as he walked by. He was flown by helicopter to a hospital in Alturas where he was pronounced deceased.
The Forest Service is deeply mourning the passing of Luke. He will be forever missed.
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| Saint Florian, Patron Saint of Firefighters, pray for Luke |
Luke is survived by many loving friends, comrades and relatives including his father, Doug Sheehy.
Thank you for your service to the public, Luke.
Pray for all who die in the line of duty. Amen.
Pray for all who die by misadventure. They are with us one moment and gone the next. Amen.
Pray that Luke is in heaven. Pray that he is at peace and is with God. Amen.
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For all my firefighter buddies, and anybody else reading, please share this. If you are interested in sending cards, flowers or donations to the family of Luke Sheehy, you can mail to:
Doug and Lynn Sheehy or Sheehy Family
2850 Main St.
Suite 12 #386
Susanville, CA 96130
Or the Wildland Firefighter Foundation, which supports the families of all wildland firefighters killed in the line of duty.
MAIL IN A DONATION:
Make your check payable to:
Wildland Firefighter Foundation
2049 Airport Way, Boise ID 83705
Care of Sheehy Family
Or online at
http://www.wffoundation.org/
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