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Fallen Highlands Firefighters

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

Cecil Howard Kelly

Retired Highlands firefighter, Cecil H. Kelly(89), passed away Wednesday morning, December 9, 2015. He was born August 31, 1926 in Batson Texas. He served Highlands Fire Department for 48 years. Please keep his family in your prayers during this time of sorrow. Cecil will be missed by all who knew him.

Brandon Dewayne McCartney

Brandon McCartney, 25, of Houston, passed away Thursday, November 5, 2015 in Houston. He was born March 8, 1990 in Baytown. Brandon was former longtime resident of Baytown and a 2008 graduate of Ross Sterling High School. He was a fireman that started his career with the Highlands Volunteer Fire Department at the age of 16 and served us for nine (9) years. He was with the Houston Fire Department from 2013 to October of this year when he joined the department at the Port of Houston and also worked with the Jacinto City Fire Department. At 18 Brandon became a Master Mason at Old River Lodge #1442 in Mont Belview, Tx. Brandon was loved by many. Truly an angel here on earth who touched your heart with his witty personality, funny humor and infectious smile. May we try to find comfort knowing he is now our angel above watching over us all.

Highlands Fire Department Memorial

Below is a listing of past members that have passed on since 1995. We remember them and are grateful for their service to our department and community.

Member NameDate Passed
John Ware1995
Santos Gallagos10-20-1998
Gene Neal4-4-1999
Bill Taylor4-8-1999
Bill Raschke6-12-2001
Bernie Miller10-12-2001
James Pickle8-27-2002
Kathryn Mikulaslik12-13-2003
Henry Tooke9-19-2007
Debra Carroll6-25-2008
Dolly Hobbs7-19-2008
Francis Leon Connley1-14-2010
Mary York12-1-2012
Brandon McCartney11-4-2015
Cecil Kelly12-9-2015
Jamie Davis3-20-2016
James Nelson5-25-2016
Kristy Stallings6-11-2016
John Lovett1-12-2018
Michael Dean6-13-2018
John L. Hughes1-2-2019
Guy Gauthier Sr.2-28-2019
Joe Avalos5-13-2019
Tem Meigs6-4-2019
Wayne Bird2-5-2020
Michael Churtz5-16-2020
Maurice Robbins3-14-2021
Bill McGuire2-16-2022
Bobby Birdsong5-31-2022
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PO Box 584
Highlands, TX 77562

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