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Name: Charles Myshrall
Rank: Firefighter/EMT
Age: 67
Gender: Male
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 26
Date of Incident: 01/30/2009
Time of Incident: Pending
Date of Death: 02/26/2009
Fire Department: North Coventry Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Address: PO Box 337, Coventry, CT 06238
Fire Department Chief: Scott Morris
Fire Department Website: http://www.northcoventryfire.org/ncfd/index.asp
Incident Description: On 01/30/2009, Firefighter/EMT Myshrall responded to an EMS call. At the conclusion of the call, he was walking down the resident’s driveway when he slipped and fell on an unmaintained driveway. He was transported to the hospital where it was determined that he tore his quadriceps muscle from the ligaments connecting it to the knee. After consultation with a specialist, he was underwent surgery on 02/03/2009. Myshrall had been sent home and was recuperating when he suddenly collapsed and passed away on 02/26/2009 in his home from complications from the surgery.
Funeral Arrangements: Visitation was held from 4-8 p.m., Monday, March 2, at the Coventry-Pietras Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 3, at St. Mary Church. Burial followed at St. Mary Cemetery.
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the North Coventry Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 337, Coventry, CT 06238 or the charity of your choice.
Tribute is being paid to Firefighter/EMT Charles Myshrall at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
To date, 19 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2009 as a result of incidents that occurred in 2009. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online @ http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm.
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