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Board honors two volunteer firefighters for decades of service
Summary
Supervisors presented resolutions recognizing Bobby Ramey for 60 years and Eddie Weston for 51 years of volunteer fire‑rescue service, with multiple board members praising their leadership and community impact.
The Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors on April 13 adopted resolutions honoring two long‑serving volunteer firefighters.
The chair read a resolution recognizing Bobby Ramey for 60 years of service to the county’s fire‑rescue service, citing operational roles including lieutenant, captain and assistant chief and committee and fundraising leadership. The board also presented a resolution honoring Eddie Weston for 51 years of service and described him as the longest‑serving chief in his department’s history.
Several supervisors and community members spoke in tribute to the honorees, recounting decades of volunteer leadership, fundraising for equipment and the example their service provided to younger community members. Eddie Weston addressed the board and said he had joined the fire department at age 10 and thanked colleagues and the community for their support.
Both resolutions were moved, seconded and adopted by voice vote; the board arranged to take photographs with the honored volunteers following the meeting.
What happens next: the resolutions are entered into the meeting record and the board and community will continue to recognize the volunteers’ service at local events.
