Firefighter
Richard
VanHine
Squad 41
Memorial Service was
held on
September 29, 2001
An
Avid Outdoorsman R ichard Bruce Van Hine, known to all as Bruce, had
been a
firefighter for 12 years, most recently with Squad 41 in the South
Bronx. The father of Meghan, 14, and Emily, 17, he was one of six men lost
from the squad on Sept. 11. Firefighter Van Hine, 48, had always wanted to
be a firefighter, said Ann, his wife of 21 years. "He was on the list to
be a firefighter for seven years," she said. "I am a firm believer in following
your dreams, so I encouraged him." But Firefighter Van Hine also loved the
outdoors. Even though he took only day hikes, he had completed the New Jersey,
New York and Connecticut legs of the Appalachian Trail. A prized memory,
Mrs. Van Hine said, was of a five-week camping trip the family took four
years ago that included the Badlands of South Dakota, the Grand Tetons, Yellowstone
National Park and the Rocky Mountains.
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