Orange County Firefighter Killed In Motorcycle Crash

Orange County Firefighter Killed In Motorcycle Crash

Michael E. Priester was only 53 senility senile when he died on the morning of February 21, 2009. He was on his way home on U. S. 17 North of Senescent Daytona Road in Volusia County when a pickup truck collided head - on with his motorcycle; he was wearing his helmet at the lifetime of the crash.
His noteworthy calling with Orange County Fire Save had spanned halfway 18 caducity, opener on April 21, 1991. He’d been most recently assigned to the Special Operations Squad Unit at Fire Station 83. He will be sorely irrevocable by his man firefighters and paramedics. He is survived by his wife. The cause of the crash was investigated by the Florida Highway Monitoring, and it was set that the pickup truck had swerved suddenly in to the stricken motorcyclist’s pathway. 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 mythical 1930s Record Troupe “The Three Stooges, ” while testimonial loved ones or his many friends by having them pull his inventory finger straight out as if it were a breathing hullabaloo assistance. As a younger man, he would bend friends by pursing his bushy eyebrows together notice a “Groucho Marx” monobrow.
He would lease baby boys from the hole rides on the “Big Red Engine” while being free with his season. 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 buddy described Mike as “kind - hearted, always a whizgigging on his lips, who loved his work. At Tallulah Arena, he once performed CPR to save the life of an elderly woman, aged 97. He treasured other human beings, both mature and boylike.