All,
The following is an update on retired CAL FIRE Battalion Chief William (Bill) Lord and former RRU/RVC Training Chief. Yesterday, we learned that Chief Lord, retired from the Indio area, and the east end of Riverside County, was admitted to Hospice care and is not expected to live much longer.
Several retirees visited Chief Lord yesterday afternoon. He was able to acknowledge that they were present. They are not sure if he recognized them. The Hospice caretaker advised us that Bill was slowly slipping away and probably would not live much longer.
On January 28, 2014, Chief Lord turned 86 years old. Our faithful retirees believe he started his career with CDF (CALFIRE) in 1945. Please hold Chief Lord in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you very much.