Firefighter memorial plaque
The third of 17 memorial plaques for Spokane firefighters killed in the line of duty was unveiled on the northwest corner of Garland Ave. and Howard St. Tuesday, July 16. Thomas Sparrow collapsed and died on the corner while fighting a house fire nearby in 1939. Several Sparrow descendants were in the audience during the unveiling.
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Autumn Grainger, 7, and her brother August, 5, help unveil the memorial plaque with other relatives Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at the corner of Garland and Howard St. The two are the great-great-grandchildren of Thomas Sparrow, a Spokane firefighter who died at that location while fighting a house fire in 1939.
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August Grainger, 5, and his sister Autumn, 7, look down at the memorial plaque they helped unveil Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at the corner of Garland and Howard St. The two are the great-great-grandchildren of Thomas Sparrow, a Spokane firefighter, who was then called a fireman, who died at that location while fighting a house fire in 1939. Several descendents of Sparrow were on hand for the unveiling, the third in a series of seventeen plaques laid to honor firefighters who died in the line of duty.
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Lt. Greg Borg of the Spokane Fire Department speaks to the crowd gathered at Garland and Howard Tuesday, July 15, 2014 to unveil a plaque in remembrance of Thomas Sparrow, a Spokane firefighter, who died at that location while fighting a house fire in 1939. Several descendents of Sparrow were on hand for the unveiling, the third in a series of seventeen plaques laid to honor firefighters who died in the line of duty.
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Ellen Blaschke, second from left, listens to the bagpipers playing “Amazing Grace” for the crowd gathered at Garland and Howard Tuesday, July 15, 2014 to unveil a plaque honoring her grandfather Thomas Sparrow, a Spokane firefighter, who died at that location while fighting a house fire in 1939.
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Ellen Blaschke, left, takes photos from the crowd gathered at Garland and Howard Tuesday, July 15, 2014 to unveil a plaque in remembrance of her grandfather Thomas Sparrow, a Spokane firefighter, who died at that location while fighting a house fire in 1939. At pictured are Blaschke’s husband Steve, center, and cousin Brian Sparrow, right.
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