LODD Profile - Travis C. Guedes

Line of Duty Deaths Database

Name

Travis C. Guedes

Local

L4467, Saltspring Island Fire Fighters Association

Gender

Male

Age

District

Occupation

Lieutenant

Type of Duty

Fire Suppression

Fatal Injury Cause

Contact/Exposure - Contact/Exposure: Insufficient Info.

Nature of Fatal Injury

Cancer - Brain

Date of Death

4/17/2013

Year Placed On Wall

2013

Multiple Line of Duty Incident

No information available

Name

City/State

Date

Summary

Website Comments

it is with deepest regret and sorrow to report the line-of-duty death of lieutenant travis c. guedes of iaff local 4467 - salt spring island, british columbia. brother guedes, 35, passed away on wednesday, april 17, 2013 from brain cancer.

the memorial service will be held on sunday, april 28, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at the gulf island senior secondary school, 232 rainbow road, salt spring island, british columbia v8k 2m3. all uniform staff will muster at 122 rainbow road at 12:00. there will be a reception immediately following the service at 351 rainbow road.

due to a large anticipated number of off-island guests, we encourage you to arrange carpooling or ride the ferry as a walk-on passenger. buses will be available to transport guests from the ferry terminal to the service. ferry times and information can be found at: http://www.bcferries.com/schedules/southern/. anyone wishing to stay overnight on salt spring island can find accommodation listings at the following link: http://saltspringchamber.com. please rsvp to iaff4467@saltspringfire.com with number of guests as soon as possible.

expressions of sympathy or condolences can be sent to local 4467 at 105 lower ganges road, salt spring island, bc v8k 1y9 or emailed to iaff4467@saltspringfire.com.

Biographical Comments

Travis was an amazing husband, father and friend. He was loving, compassionate, hardworking and dependable. There are so many things that made him special; his sense of humor, his loyalty, his infectious smile and his love for his family and friends. He loved everyone and everyone loved him. Travis joined the Salt Spring Fire Department in 2004 as a volunteer. He quickly realized his passion was for serving the community and made the decision to work towards becoming a fulltime fire fighter, achieving that goal in 2006.
(Submitted by the Guedes Family for hte 2013 Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial)

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