Jan. 27, 2023 Richmond-Carolina Firefighter Robert “Bob” Thomas Gardner Jr., 55, died of an apparent heart attack.
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The Richmond-Carolina Fire District has lost a longtime volunteer.
Firefighter Robert “Bob” Thomas Gardner Jr., 55, was at the fire station putting apparatus and equipment back in service, following a residential structure fire call on Jan. 25. Sometime in the middle of the night, he suffered an apparent heart attack. according to the U.S. Fire Administration.
Gardner, a 15-year volunteer, was a past deputy chief.