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It Is With Deep Regret That The Montgomery (Orange Co) Ny Fire Dept Announces The Line Of Duty Death Of BrotherRobert G. Brooks. Sr Who Collapsed Saturday March 25th While Training At The Orange County Fire Training Center. Robert Was 42 Years Old And The Father Of 5, He Had Been With The Dept 6 Months. Our Thoughts And Prayers Go Out To His Family And Fellow Firefighters. Funeral Arrangements Pending.Our hearts are with Brother Brooks

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Bob Brooks Sr., the Montgomery firefighter who collapsed at a training exercise Saturday, died today.

Officials said Brooks, 42, died of a catastrophic brain aneurysm. The husband and father of five, who moved to Montgomery from Long Island in the past year, had been a member of the Montgomery Fire Department since September.

"It's really difficult thing to lose someone so young and so full of promise," said Jim Ferguson, Montgomery's fire chief.

Ferguson said the department is grieving alongside Brooks' widow, and her five children.

"We spent a lot of time with the family and we are going to be here to help them take care of everything they need," Ferguson said.

"We are going to see this thing through to the end," he added. "We're going to make sure we do the right thing for the family, and make a good showing for Bob and everything he stood for."

Ferguson said the department will be setting up a relief fund to help Brooks' devastated family.

Brooks had been in grave condition at the Horton Campus of Orange Regional Medical Center since Saturday. He died this morning.

Memorial services for Brooks are planned later this week.

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This is never the news you want to hear. What a terrible tragedy! 42 is way to young to die. My thoughts and prayers go out to FF Brooks' family & friends & to the Montgomery FD.

ocff75...please keep us all updated on services as well as if there will be any sort of fund set up for the family.

Further Info: http://www.1strespondernews.com/webpages/n...7c-b0a590f3fa95

[Guest ocff75]

The L.O.D.D. Funeral Arrangements for Montgomery Firefighter Robert G. Brooks Sr. are as follows;

Viewing Thursday March 31st, 2005 from 2 to 4 & 7 to 9 with Firematic Services at 7 p.m.

at the Millspaugh Funeral Home on Bank St. in the Village of Walden.

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Funeral Friday April 1st, 2005 at 11 a.m. at the Walden Fire Station on Old Orange Av, with Burial at the Brick Reformed Church Cemetery on Rt 17K in Montgomery.

Shuttle Bus Service will be available for the Thursday Evening Calling Hours (beginning at 6 p.m.) and Friday Morning for the Funeral Service (beginning at 9 a.m.) , the Shuttle will originate from the Valley Central High School on Rt 17K in Montgomery.

In Lieu of Flowers Donations will be taken for the Family at;

Brook's Family Fund

C/O Walden Savings Bank

P.O. Box 690

Montgomery, NY 12549

Attn: Dave Griffin