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Remembering
Dennis K. Hayes
McClure Fire Company — Pennsylvania
Classification: Volunteer
Rank: Firefighter
Date of Death: August 12, 2006
Age: 59
Dennis Hayes suffered a fatal heart attack
on the scene while fighting a structure
fire. A ten-year veteran with
the department, he was active in
everything from fundraisers to
running calls. Denny retired
after thirty years as a truck
driver for Garrison Leasing
and Beavertown Block
Company. He spent several
years as truck foreman for
the department and did a
great job in that position.
He was the guy that could
put the engine anywhere
you wanted it. You never
worried when Denny was
driving because he always
got his crew safely home.
Denny was a big fan of
NASCAR and was planning
a trip with his son to the
Dover race. He attended Trinity
Lutheran Church in McClure. He
loved to laugh and had a special place in
his heart for children. His dog, Nikko, was
his little baby. You could always find him walking
Nikko in the early morning and late in the evening.
As we were responding to his last call, Denny told
our crew that Nikko was going to be mad
at him because he didn’t take him for
his morning walk.
Denny lived with Linda
Bachman for 20 years. In addition
to Linda, he was survived
by his son, Dennis P.
Hayes, and his wife, Betty;
his grandson, Cyrus
Anakin Hayes; his brothers,
Doug and George
Hayes; Linda’s children,
Patricia Bachman, Blane
Bachman, Jr., Barbara
Aumiller, and Brenda
Parthemer; and extended
family.
Denny will be missed by
everyone at our station, and
we will always remember him
spending time with us around the
station. He was the go-to guy. If you
needed something done, you called
Denny. If he was home and the beepers
started going off, he usually had the engine already
in the parking lot when everyone else arrived.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
— Winston Churchill