Roy Sewell Jr.Photo: Tazewell Police Department/Facebook
A 27-year-old firefighter from Tennessee died after he was involved in a rollover crash in his fire truck while responding to a call on Monday.
North Tazewell Volunteer Fire Department Captain Roy Sewell Jr., “was responding to a request for a landing zone” for a medical helicopter on Cedar Fork Road when the rollover crash occurred, according to a statement from theTazewell Police Department(TPD).
Sewell died as a result of the crash, the TPD said Tuesday. The department offered its condolences to Sewell’s family, as well as those who knew him from his work with the fire service.
“Roy represented the best of us all,” the department wrote. “We love you brother. Greater love hath no man than this.”
Captain Roy Sewell Jr.Tazewell Police Department/Facebook
“His last real message on the radio was ‘Where do you need me?’ " Brandt said, according to the outlet.
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“All you had to do is ask him for help, and he’d be there. If at all possible, he’d be there,” Brandt recalled, per the outlet.
He was also an employee at Walmart, according to hisFacebook pageandobituary.
A celebration of life is scheduled for Saturday at 2 p.m. local time in the Claiborne High School Auditorium.
source: people.com
