Dedicated with gratitude to the men and women of the Santa Clara Firefighters who have sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. With this memorial, we preserve and honor their memory, and the sacrifices of the families who have given our city these heroes. We also honor all other members of L1171 from yesterday, today and tomorrow for their service in protecting the citizens of Santa Clara.
Dave was born in Plattsburgh, New York on August 19, 1963. He attended Springfield College, in Springfield, Massachusetts, graduating in 1995. He became a paramedic in 1992, and then a firefighter/ paramedic in 1995, and served in the City of Santa Clara for 10 years, promoting to Driver/Engineer in 2001. Dave was awarded a Lifesaving Award and the Optimist Club's Firefighter of the Year award in 2005. Dave also was an instructor of fire science at Mission College.
Dave fought a long, hard and courageous battle and was an inspiration for us as he stood firm against the suffering he endured. He never backed down or complained. Dave passed away on July 22, 2006, after a 20 month battle with stage 4 melanoma with metastasis to the brain. Dave was the devoted husband of Tricia Euerle, and the loving father of Sophie, Sammy, Gracie, and Isabella.
All of Dave’s children have since received the California Fire Foundation’s Daniel A. Terry Scholarship for fallen firefighters’ children.
Lance passed away at home with his beloved wife Jill, and sons, Max and Brian at his side, on December 23, 2006, just shy of his 50th birthday. He had been heroically fighting cancer for two years Lance was born on April 9, 1957 in Oakland, California.
Lance attended Santa Clara High School where he distinguished himself as a member of the 1975 number one ranked swimming team in the nation. He also attended UCLA and was awarded All America swimming honors during his freshman year. He spent his last two years of college at the University of Arizona and was a member of that swimming team.
After college Lance became a Santa Clara Firefighter where he proudly served for 26 years until his death. Lance's love of water continued as he, members of his fire department, as well as Max and Brian could be found throwing their surf boards in their truck and heading for Santa Cruz to ride the waves. He loved the ocean and passed on this passion of surfing to his boys who have become avid surfers.
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