An original Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District board member, Wally West, died last week at the age of 90. A 50-year resident of the area and a retired dentist, West watched and participated in the development of the foothills area sourrounding the Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District. West and the first Inter-Canyon Fire-Rescue Chief Sandy Simon helped ICFR obtain its first engine. Simon and West remained friends through their years working with ICFR, raised their children in the area and mourned the loss of their wives. West is survived by his two sons, Mark and Eric, daughter, Anna, and five grandchildren.
My condolences to their friends and family, sounds like he served the area well!
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
