Kimberly C.’s Hat: O3

On February 13, 2019, my father, Fire Chief Norman Brooks Sr., suffered a medical emergency while doing final inspection on 2 new fire trucks in Appleton, Wisconsin. My father passed away, with myself, my husband and several of his firefighters by his side. A foundation was set up in his honor to help support firefighter in our area of Spotsylvania, Virginia, to pay for things like training and traveling to training that may not be covered by localities. Before he passed in February, we traveled to the Firehouse Expo in Nashville. He had a great time traveling and enjoying himself on Broadway and attending the Grand Ole Opry. It is a memory I will always treasure and to know a piece of him will be near there will put a smile on my face. The song “Even Though I’m Leaving” makes me cry every time thinking of him.