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To Recognize Firefighter Rodney Myers, in Honor of his 30 years of Distinguished Service with the Columbus Division of Fire
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WHEREAS, Firefighter Rodney (“Rod”) Myers retired on March 10, 2019 with over 30 years of dedication and commitment to serving the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, Graduating first in his class from the Fire Academy in the November 1988 recruit class, Rod began his career at Station 8 on Champion and Long Street. Later, he was assigned to Station 2; and
WHEREAS, In 1995, Rod completed medic school, where he also finished first in his class; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Rod was awarded two battalion chief awards and several Fire Service Awards of Merit. In January 2014, Rod was publicly commended by former Mayor Michael B. Coleman for his diligence with the Gay Street water line break repair; and
WHEREAS, His professional memberships included the Central Ohio Strike Team: Urban Search and Rescue and the exclusive Columbus Dive and Rescue Team, and
WHEREAS, In retirement, Rod and his wife Melanie intend to spend their time traveling the country in their enormous RV nicknamed “Smalls”; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby express its appreciation for the outstanding contributions that have been made by Firefighter Rodney Myers during his 30 years of public service to the City of Columbus, and this Council congratulates him on his retirement.