my wife and my kids are keeping me, help keeping me together. reporter: the fire fighter was killed in the force of the blast. he worked at the fertilizer plant, and organized the yearly barbecue where he and brothers at the firehouse raised thousand of dollars for new equipment and new trucks. the absolute grill master. reporter: they lost morris bridges, who loved his motorcycle. kenneth lucke harris, lucke with an e. and both iron workers, fathers and husbands. doug had a saying when his wife told him to be careful. he would always respond, the good die young. the good die young. and if doug was here, i would tell him, indeed, the good do die young. reporter: they started preparing for their first funeral. joey was just 29 years old. the town s secretary. a good fairing man, they will
Time for one more thing. a lot to get to, greg is kicking it off. i hate to be grim. here is a list of the dead from the west texaser explosion because we don t hear enough of them. morris bridges. carrie calvin, jody, judith monroe. joey cyrus reed, marianne know. kevin sanders. robert knockhouse. doug snokhouse. bug utmoore and adolf lander who has got to be a great guy. imagine losing your life at 96 not of natural causes. bob: no kidding. and you are up. this story could have been sad but it does have a happy ending. florida father went on a canoe trip with his young son. his little boy was attacked by an 8-foot alligator the dad stepped in and saved his little boy, joey welch 6 years oldened he escaped
Was 52-year-old kenny harris, captain with dallas fire-rescue, who lived in west and had reportedly been off-duty when he learned of the fire at the plant. jerry chapman, the member of the abbott volunteer vice president and morris bridges of the west volunteer fire department. there may not be a nobler civic undertaking than being a volunteer firefighter. it is mutual aid at its most praiseworthy there is no individual upside and no pay and no perks, other than getting to ride the engine down main street on july 4th. all there is risk. in almost any other week, the explosion in west, texas, would have been a huge national news story, but it was overshadowed by the horrifying and incredibly compelling events coming out of boston. i think one of the things all of us have wrestled with this week or even in the past few months in the wake of the mass shooting in newtown is how do we collectively respond to tragedy, think about its causes and aftermath and formulate policies and motive pol
Reportedly been off-duty when he learned of the fire at the plant. jerry chapman, the member of the abbott volunteer vice president fire department and morris bridges of the west volunteer fire department. there may not be a nobler civic undertaking than being a volunteer firefighter. it is mutual aid at its most praiseworthy there is no individual upside and no pay and no perks, other than getting to ride the engine down main street on july 4th. all there is risk. in almost any other week, the explosion in west, texas, would have been a huge national news story, but it was overshadowed by the horrifying and incredibly compelling events coming out of boston. i think one of the things all of us have wrestled with this week or even in the past few months in the wake of the mass shooting in newtown is how do we collectively respond to tragedy, think about its causes and aftermath and formulate policies and motive politics and response. the sandy hook shooting quickly segued into a polic
Among the firefighters who died was 52-year-old kenny harris, captain with dallas fire-rescue, who lived in west and had reportedly been off-duty when he learned of the fire at the plant. jerry chapman, the member of the abbott volunteer vice president and morris bridges of the west volunteer fire department. there may not be a nobler civic undertaking than being a volunteer firefighter. it is mutual aid at its most praiseworthy there is no individual upside and no pay and no perks, other than getting to ride the engine down main street on july 4th. all there is risk. in almost any other week, the explosion in west, texas, would have been a huge national news story, but it was overshad guide the horrifying and incredibly compelling events coming out of boston. i think one of the things all of us have wrestled with this week or even in the past few months in the wake of the mass shooting in newtown is how do we collectively respond to tragedy, think about its causes and aftermath and fo