In 2012, the CCVFRA lost one of our own to a motorcycle accident. It
is our most sincere wish that this type of tragedy be avoided.
Please join us in our fight to raise awareness of motorcycles and
safety on the highway. Remember, that rider you see is someone's
brother, sister, son,
daughter, husband, wife, mother, father or
friend.
Geoffrey Aylor Green, 24, passed away on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at
the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville,
Virginia. Geoffrey was born on September 2, 1987, to Allen Hunter
Green and Peggy Louise Mackison. He worked for the Town of Culpeper
in the Waste Water division and at the Culpeper County Airport as a
Line-Tech; loved being active with Brandy Station VFD for past eight
years; volunteered at Culpeper Regional Hospital; achieved Eagle
Scout after twelve years, starting as a tiger cub; and was a member
of St. Luke's Lutheran Church.
Surviving Geoffrey is his father, Allen H. Green of Culpeper,
Virginia; mother, Peggy Louise Green of Stafford, Virginia; brother,
Matthew and Rachel of Fort Knox, Kentucky; grandmother, Sally
Mackison of Brandy Station, Virginia; and his niece, Olivia Candace
Green of Fort Knox, Kentucky.
He was preceded in death by grandparents, Robert Hunter Green and
Martha Aylor Green, as well as Verelle Mackison.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions should be made to the
Brandy Station VFD, P.O. Box 19, Brandy Station, VA 22714 and/or the
National Capital Area Counci, BSA, F.O.S., Piedmont Troop 196,
Marriott Scout Service Center, 9190 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD
20814-3897.
A 24-year-old member of the Brandy Station Volunteer Fire Department
Company 2 died Saturday at the University of Virginia Medical Center
following injuries suffered in a motorcycle crash in Culpeper
Thursday afternoon. Geoff Green, of Culpeper, was traveling north on
Ira Hoffman Lane on his 2004 Yamaha motorcycle when a southbound
2012 Toyota Camry turned left in front of him to go onto Burgandine
Avenue around 5:17 p.m., according to a press release from the
Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office. Green’s uncle, Robert Wayne Green,
confirmed his passing Saturday afternoon. Green applied his brakes,
according to the release, but could not avoid striking the front
passenger side of the Camry. Green was flown by helicopter from the
scene to UVa where he remained in intensive care since Thursday. A
spokesperson from Co. 2 confirmed Saturday that Green was an active
volunteer. The driver of the Camry, Mark Klein, 50, of Culpeper, was
not injured in the crash. He was charged with failure to yield the
right of way. Green was wearing a helmet, according to Saturday’s
release by the CCSO.
A
Fireman's Tribute
Brothers, when you weep for me
Remember that it was meant to be.
Lay me down and when you leave
Remember I'll be at your sleeve.
In every dark and choking hall
I'll be there as you slowly crawl.
On every roof in driving snow
I'll hold your coat and you will know.
In hot cellars in searing heat
At windows where a gate you meet
In closets where young children hide
You know I'll be at your side.
The house from which I now respond
Is over staffed with heroes gone.
Men who answered one last bell
Did the job and did it well.
As fire men we understand
That death's a card dealt in our hand.
A card we hope we never play
But one we hold there anyway.
That card is something we ignore
As we crawl across a weakened floor.
For we know that we're the only prayer
For anyone that might be there.
So remember as you wipe your tears
The joy I know throughout the years.
As I did the job I loved to do
I pray that thought will see you through.
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