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Jeffrey Irwin suffered a fatal heart attack at
home after becoming ill at the scene
of a structure fire. A ten-year veteran
with the department, he held
numerous certificates, including:
Firefighter II, Instructor I,
Auto Extrication Specialist I,
and Skywarn weather spotter.
He was also a former
Eldorado Auxiliary Police
member and was certified
as an EMTA.
Remembering
Jeffrey D. Irwin
Eldorado Fire Department — Illinois
Classification: Volunteer
Rank: Firefighter
Date of Death: July 29, 2006
Age: 43
He worked as a sales representative for Townley
Manufacturing. He was a Ducks Unlimited
member and sponsor and a member of
Saline Ridge Baptist Church.
Jeffrey Irwin was survived by
his son, Kaleb; his daughter,
Kelley; his parents, Joe and
Janet Irwin; a cousin who
was as close as a brother,
David Stricklen; his sister,
Anita Lowery; and
extended family.
We must not, in trying to think about how we can make a big difference,
ignore the small daily differences we can make which, over time, add up to
big differences that we often cannot foresee.
— Marian Wright Edelman