From: Chief Ricky Neese, Dante VFD
On December 20, 2009, Dante Volunteer Fire Department (Russell County, VA) lost their Assistant Fire Chief, Bobby Joe Mullins. Assistant Chief Mullins was operating at a vehicle fire when chest pains began. He was transported to Russell County Medical Center and then transferred to Holston Valley. Shortly after arriving… at HVHMC, Assistant Chief Mullins went into cardiac arrest and was unable to be revived. Assistant Chief Mullins leaves behind a wife and 4 adult children, he was 52. He served on the Dante VFD since 2000.
I will post funeral arrangements as soon as they are finalized. This is a small rural Fire Department and I hope we as a Fire Service community can rally around them in their time of need. I am requesting a Sea of Blue and Honor Guard participation if you can.
Please keep the Mullins family and Dante VFD in your thoughts and Prayers.
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To all members of the Dante VFD., Please accept condolences from Oran Volunteer Fire Dept, Oran Iowa. Please accept our condolences on the loss of Asst. Chief., Bobby Joe Mullins. Please pass these on to his family and your community also. A loss of this magnitude, may knock you to your knees, but you will gather strength from his memory and get back up on your feet. Once on your feet you will feel stronger and work harder. You will keep his memory alive every time you step foot in your station. This will take some time, as we have been through this in Oran 6 years ago, when we lost our Asst. Chief Jim Richards. May God Be With You, Tim Miller, Chief, Oran Fire and E.M.S.
I had only knew bobby joe maybe 3 years but he meant the world to me. and i wish he was still here but i know he is in a better place now. He was the best cheif that any fire department could have. When he died i just couldn’t believe it. It felt like a dream.But i know it’s really not. i will always love you BobbyJoe
~kaitlyn~