For The Times Leader
WEIRTON — Firefighters from up and down the Ohio Valley, along with police officers and other emergency responders came together with the friends and family of Brian Ritchie Wednesday night to remember the life of a man who dedicated himself to helping others.
Fire trucks lined Municipal Plaza in the city’s downtown, while a crowd gathered for a candlelight memorial. Ritchie, who was a 13-year member of the Weirton Fire Department, holding the rank of lieutenant, as well as an assistant chief with the Hooverson Heights Volunteer Fire Department, died Tuesday following a lengthy battle with COVID-19 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.