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Year Honored
2010
Honoree
Gary David Street
Agency
East Lake Sinclair Volunteer Fire Department
Agency City
Sparta
Agency State
GA
Last Call
10/17/09
Cause of Death
On-duty Cardiac
Biography
"Gary was a good man, and he really loved helping people, he was my fishing buddy, he was like a brother," said volunteer Fire Chief J.J. McClure. "Everyone loved Gary." He was computer savvy and enjoyed setting up the East Lake Sinclair Volunteer Fire Department website.<br /> <br /> Gary D. Street, 60, of Sparta, Georgia, died in the line of duty on October 17, 2009 of an apparent heart attack while assisting on a medical call.<br /> <br /> Gary Street was a volunteer with the East Lake Sinclair Volunteer Fire Department. He had been with the company for almost three years. He was retired from Lucent Technologies and was employed at G.M.C. in the computer lab in Sparta, Georgia.<br /> <br /> He loved his duties and loved people; he will be sorely missed by family and friends.<br /> <br /> Honored 2010