Orange County Firefighter Killed In Motorcycle Crash

Orange County Firefighter Killed In Motorcycle Crash

Michael E. Priester was only 53 agedness decrepit when he died on the morning of February 21, 2009. He was on his way home on U. S. 17 North of Elderly Daytona Road in Volusia County when a pickup truck collided head - on with his motorcycle; he was wearing his helmet at the season of the crash.
His noteworthy occupation with Orange County Fire Save had spanned almost 18 elderliness, spring on April 21, 1991. He’d been most recently assigned to the Special Operations Squad Unit at Fire Station 83. He will be sorely forfeited by his companion firefighters and paramedics. He is survived by his wife. The cause of the crash was investigated by the Florida Highway Guard, and it was unhesitating that the pickup truck had swerved suddenly in to the stricken motorcyclist’s track. Residing in Deland, Priester was very active in the local firefighter’s labor union and was great by his colleagues for his lively sense of humor. He would loudly imitate “Curly” of the chimerical 1930s Scoop Troupe “The Three Stooges, ” while welcome loved ones or his many friends by having them pull his inventory finger straight out as if it were a alive coming-out assistance. As a younger man, he would strike friends by pursing his bushy eyebrows together interestedness a “Groucho Marx” monobrow.
He would pony up humble boys from the section rides on the “Big Red Engine” while being soft touch with his week. This fire truck with its hook n’ ladder was more than 60 feet long – a giant attraction to an awestruck boy.
He always loved motorcycles. A memorable “bike” was a GPZ that he handled with skillful aplomb. Another compatriot described Mike as “kind - hearted, always a tehee on his lips, who loved his work. At Tallulah Grounds, he once performed CPR to save the life of an elderly woman, aged 97. He in demand other human beings, both ancient and blooming.