Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Community honoring sacrifice of fallen firefighter Lt. Mark Dranbauer Jr.
Community honoring sacrifice of fallen firefighter Lt. Mark Dranbauer Jr.
Photo by: Kristi Harper/WMAR
By: Elizabeth Worthington
Posted 39 minutes ago
BALTIMORE, Md. — Those who knew Lieutenant Mark Dranbauer Jr. knew he was selfless - even those who's [sic] interactions with him were limited to his purchase of donuts.
"It's something that he would have came in and got a whole dozen of just to make sure that everybody at the fire house got one too," Diablo Doughnuts co-owner Emily Thompson told WMAR-2 News. … At Diablo Doughnuts in Nottingham, Lieutenant Dranbauer went from frequent customer to friend.
{snip}
And as the daughter of a retired firefighter, Thompson knows what it's like to send off a loved one to work and worry whether they'll return home. Lieutenant Dranbauer's passing hit hard for her. … "It's one of those things where it could be anybody's family," Thompson said.
On Monday, the Baltimore City firefighter fell from an aerial ladder after suffering a medical emergency while battling a fire on Saratoga Street. His family announced Wednesday that his injuries are too severe for him to recover. He's currently on life support as doctors prepare his organs for donation - a choice Mark's family is immensely proud of, and one they say will allow him to save about 70 people. … "It's not just a quick check on the license plate. It's a big deal to be an organ donor," Thompson said.
{snip}
Photo by: Kristi Harper/WMAR
By: Elizabeth Worthington
Posted 39 minutes ago
BALTIMORE, Md. — Those who knew Lieutenant Mark Dranbauer Jr. knew he was selfless - even those who's [sic] interactions with him were limited to his purchase of donuts.
"It's something that he would have came in and got a whole dozen of just to make sure that everybody at the fire house got one too," Diablo Doughnuts co-owner Emily Thompson told WMAR-2 News. … At Diablo Doughnuts in Nottingham, Lieutenant Dranbauer went from frequent customer to friend.
{snip}
And as the daughter of a retired firefighter, Thompson knows what it's like to send off a loved one to work and worry whether they'll return home. Lieutenant Dranbauer's passing hit hard for her. … "It's one of those things where it could be anybody's family," Thompson said.
On Monday, the Baltimore City firefighter fell from an aerial ladder after suffering a medical emergency while battling a fire on Saratoga Street. His family announced Wednesday that his injuries are too severe for him to recover. He's currently on life support as doctors prepare his organs for donation - a choice Mark's family is immensely proud of, and one they say will allow him to save about 70 people. … "It's not just a quick check on the license plate. It's a big deal to be an organ donor," Thompson said.
{snip}