Out of the bad news, a ray of sunshine

[AZ Jim]

A Man Died Mowing His Lawn, But What Firefighters Did Next Will Make Your Day

A group of California firefighters went above and beyond the call of duty.
Modesto firefighters and police officers responded to a medical aid call on Wednesday after an 89-year-old man suffered a heart attack while mowing his lawn.
Sadly, emergency responders weren't able to revive the man and he died at the scene.
But what the firefighters did next, took the family by surprise.
A photograph posted to the Modesto Police Department's Facebook page showing Capt. Matt Curless, engineer Dan Quirarte and firefighter Rod Riley finishing the man's yardwork is going viral.



Modesto fire Chief Sean Slamon said that he wasn't surprised by what his staff did.
"The nice thing is our fire stations are in the neighborhoods,” Slamon told the Modesto Bee. “We become a part of the community.”
Slamon also said that one of the police officers worked really hard with the family to have the body released to the funeral home and not taken to the morgue.
“One of the things why I love working in Modesto is that we go above and beyond,” Slamon said. “Our motto is ‘We care,’ and we do.”

 

[Ameriscot]

I love these kinds of stories. Thanks Jim.

 

[Bullie76]

I can't believe an 89 year old man was mowing grass.

 

[AZ Jim]

I've got a neighbor who is 93 and works in his yard, and woodworks in his garage all day, every day.

 

[pchrise]

I saw that on the news , use to work near them

 

[Geezerette]

Blessing to those guys! Thanks for the sweet story of kindness & caring.

 

[DoItMyself]

I can't believe an 89 year old man was mowing grass.

My dad will be 95 on July 4 and still mows about an acre around the house in the summer and plows a couple hundred feet of rural driveway in the winter. He also runs a few cattle, does maintenance on the place, and does most of his own work on his pickup.

He will no longer get on the roof of the house barn to make repairs-only because I took his ladders away.

 

[SeaBreeze]

That's nice, I think firemen are really more of a part of the community aside from saving lives and helping people in danger. There's a lot of good deeds going on out there that we don't hear about often enough. I love when people are kind to each other.