New Wheaton Fire Station named for longtime chief Bob Lombard
The new fire station for Wheaton Fire Protection District was a goal for the department’s longtime chief Bob Lombard. After Lombard passed away in December last year, the board opted to name the new station for him. Bob’s wife, Kay, is pictured above with the new sign.
August 15, 2018
Charlea Estes-Jones
The name of Wheaton Fire Protection District’s new station was revealed last week. The new main station is called the Bob Lombard Memorial Station for the department’s longtime chief who passed away in December 2017.
Lombard volunteered with the department for 62 years, serving as fire chief for 51 of those years. His son and two grandsons also followed in his footsteps and are currently on the fire department, as well.
When Lombard celebrated his 50th year as chief, he shared that he always had a new goal for the department to meet as time passed. The last one he mentioned was a new station for the department. A mere eight months after his passing, that dream became a reality like so many other of his visions for the department over the decades.
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Charlea Estes-Jones
The name of Wheaton Fire Protection District’s new station was revealed last week. The new main station is called the Bob Lombard Memorial Station for the department’s longtime chief who passed away in December 2017.
Lombard volunteered with the department for 62 years, serving as fire chief for 51 of those years. His son and two grandsons also followed in his footsteps and are currently on the fire department, as well.
When Lombard celebrated his 50th year as chief, he shared that he always had a new goal for the department to meet as time passed. The last one he mentioned was a new station for the department. A mere eight months after his passing, that dream became a reality like so many other of his visions for the department over the decades.
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