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First paid fire chief remembered |

, LEONARD CASEY died

May 27, 2006, at Mills
Memorial Hospital at the
age of 86.

He was a 62-year resi-

dent of Terrace, veteran,
volunteer, fire chief, beloved

“father, grandfather, brother,

+. Little, daughter .of Will and »
Margaret Little. Will was —

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‘beautiful friend.

; brother-in-law, uncle, char-_
' ter member of the Kinsmen
‘Club, active member of the

Royal Canadian Legion,
strong supporter, of many
community groups, .,and

And he has left .a huge
mark in Terrace.

_., “Curley,” as we all knew
him, was born May 22, 1920,"
‘in Ottawa, Ont. He was one

of 12 children born to Ed-

ward and Katherine Casey.
Curley grew up through

the 1920s and 1930s as’an

active youth and teen where |
‘the camaraderie of . sports.
-and the structure of church

formed his values together

- with the Security of his fam-

ily.

of. swimming. the “Hog’s
Back” in the Ottawa River.

Baseball, skiing, hockey and —
odd pranks were all part of

his growing up.

_.. Curley arrived in Terrace
in 1942 as a medical sergeant
» With the 5th Field Engineers -

of the Canadian Army. He
claimed to be the first soldier
off the first train.

At the time, the Terrace
population of about 500 and
the army were housed in

tents. The city had wooden’
sidewalks and Emerson..was
; the western end: of town...’
-Down by the Terrace hotel

was all swamp.
Later that year on Oct. 3,
1942, he married Margaret

the brother of George Little.

‘At. the time, the . family -

lived at the present . Royal
Bank , , location. Soon af-
ter the marriage they were,
transferred back to Ottawa.:
Upon iéaving the army

>, He was a strong: swim- »
mer, _ often. telling — stories

and became active in the
fabric of the community for
the next 62 years.

In his work life,
ley was employed with the

. CNR. and then Pohte Lum-

ber where he honed his skills
as acook. _ ,

It is interesting to note
that of his eight grandchil-
dren, it is his two grandsons
who have taken up cooking.

Curley. spent some time
in Smith's Grocery Store as

- a butcher, then became the
. foreman. for the Village of

Terrace during which time

he was ,an active member

of the volunteer fire depart- °
ment. .
In 1960 he became the”

first. paid fire chief.

The Casey family lived
in the residence attached to
the fire hall for a number
of years and were well ac-
quainted with the “bells” ‘of

fire or ambulance calls.

They have many. fond
memories.and it is important

to say Curley always cred-

ited his wife Margaret as be-__

ing the dispatcher.

Curley left the municipal —

fire service and spent the rest ©
_ of his working days at Twin
River Timber (Columbia. °

Cell), heading the fire. pre-
vention program until his

retirement, during which. he
continued to be an active 7

member of the community.

- Amateur sports were im-
portant to him and he was a
‘coach, player and official at
different times.

‘Curley also took an ac-
tive role in many commu-
nity projects and fundraising .
events.

munity fairs and parades,
the work’ of ‘the historical .

society, support work for

Mills Memorial Hospital’
and much more.

. He was always so cheer-
ful and jolly, said his good
friend Aileen Frank. .

He was very kind when

flowers:to-cheer.her up. « ”

Sera echo yon uae he gortnn den eH»

»

Cur-.

He was a strong, “sup-°" .
. porter of the Happy ‘Gang,
Old Timer’s reunions, com-:

If he was outside when
you went by at the Twin
River Estates, he would al-
ways give a friendly wave or
come have a little chat, she
continued. He was a very
thoughtful and kind man.°

The Kinsmen used to put

“on a cabaret show, and:sold

tickets to make money. '
Frank remembers Skitter
Scats, a hilarious'set of skits

the fire department used to

put on.

In the skit, a fireman and
his wife are-in bed. Curley
was the wife and ,wore a
nightgown and a ‘bonnet. . .

A fire call went, out and

. othe husband was in a muddle |
trying to get his outfit on; he

_couldn’t get: his legs in his

. pants, etc.

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, Firemen then suddenly

burst into the bedroom with
the fire hose and Curley said,
“Where's the fire?’
They said, “Here!”
‘Casey’s memorial service
was held June. 5, 2006, at the
Kin-Hut. | ;

’ His son Bill did the eu-
logy and the Kinsmen presi-
dent Andy Roth spoke high-
ly about Curley’s dedication

- to the club.

Roth said, with stories

_ nied by Marty on the violin.

collected from Curley and —

other long-time members,

‘they have recently published
a book on the life of the

Kinsmen in Terrace.’
‘Curley’s niece,
Christiansen, also

Lynne

~ Leonard “Curley” Casey passed away May 27. He.

“race for the: last: 62 years.
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he«.was’.sick and sent her * -was-an.active. member of- ‘many organizations: in: ‘Tere

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told a
. Story about how Curley and
Margaret would call the chil-

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and all 11 of his brothers and
sisters predeceased Curley.

Curley and Margaret are
survived ‘by their children:
Bill (Ruthie) of Leduc, Al-
berta: Mike (Kath) of Gold-
en, B.C.; Pat (Sue) of Ter-
race, B.C.; Tom (Hea-Ryun)
Chilliwack, B.C.; .and-
eight grandchildren.

May you rest in peace
dear friend.

dren by blowing a whistle
for them to come home for.
meals. - ”

She and her sister Lou-
rene then sang the song
“Supper. Time”. accompa-

Lynne said if her aunty
Margaret would have been of
there she would have been
very touched.

Curfey’s

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