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“At that point they weren’t totally sure of his condition and that’s how we found out,” said Ocean City-Wright Deputy Chief Jeff Wagner. “Those guys were great. They stood on scene and just kind of honored him, guarding his body until we could get down there.” The Ocean City-Wright firefighters got to the scene, sat down and told old stories about their time with Powell while waiting for the coroner to arrive and take him to Pensacola for an autopsy. You re family up here Powell was 56 years old and had been retired from the department for about four years, after dedicating almost 30 years of his life to the profession. Not too many of his colleagues still work at the department, but those who do remember him well. ....
Bennett said Losinger was the most loyal employee who has ever worked for him. “He put his community’s needs above his own,” Bennett said. “He never, never questioned anything you asked him to do. So when it comes down to the loyalty and the integrity and the honor of the fire service, in my opinion, he was definitely the pinnacle of that.” What Bennett liked about Losinger was that he never sugarcoated the truth, he said. “He told you exactly how he felt, whether it was uncomfortable for him to talk about it,” Bennett said. “He was fair. And Lloyd came up in the fire service when it was run very paramilitary, so the rank and file under his leadership respected him in that manner. And he treated everyone the same no matter their gender, no matter their color. He treated everyone the same and he was very strong in his faith. And he wasn t ashamed to admit that.” ....