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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY NAME: Edwin E. Raynor AGE: 59 RANK: Chief BADGE #: N/A7 STATION: Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Company, Station #13 DATE OF DEATH: May 1, 1986 CIRCUMSTANCES OF DEATH: Chief Raynor suffered a massive heart attack while fighting a brush fire in Pasadena on April 1, 1986. He was transported to the hospital where he remained until his death. BURIAL LOCATION: Glen Haven Cemetery – 7215 Ritchie Hwy. Glen Burnie, MD 21060 (Anne Arundel County adc map 3-b-13) Apostles Section 256-b-2, right side of building toward back corner walkway straight down from Apostles Memorial, next to concrete bench. Notes: Articles – Maryland Gazette, April 2, 1986 PLAQUES, MEMORIALS, DEDICATIONS, ETC.:
Fire chief has heart attack fighting fire The Chief of the Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Company suffered a heart attack while fighting a three-alarm brush fire in Pasadena Monday afternoon, a county fire spokesman said. Chief Edwin “Boots” Raynor, 59, was in critical condition at North Arundel Hospital Tuesday, said LT. Robert Stevens, fire department spokesman. Raynor, who has been anactive member of the Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Company for 44 years, was fighting a fire that scorched an unknown number of acres in Bayside Beach Monday when he became ill about 1:30 p.m., LT Stevens said. “He was checking the perimeter of the fire to determine how big it was when he began experiencing chest pains. At first they thought he was suffering from smoke inhalation, but test at the hospital revealed he had suffered a major heart attack.” Stevens said. The fire, at the intersection of Bayside Beach Road and Bellhaven Road, was reported at 11:31 a.m. and burned out of control until 2 p.m. Twenty-five firefighters operationg 14 pieces of equipment fought the blaze, and unites cleared the scene at 5:10 p.m. One other firefighter, David Mueller, 21 suffered a neck injury and was treated and released from North Arundel Hospital. The Evening Capital Saturday, May 3, 1986 Services set for Chief Raynor stricken at fire By DAN CASEY Flags flew at half mast yesterday outside county fire and police headquarters in Millersville in honor of Volunteer Chief Edwin E. “Boots” Raynor, who died Thursday from a massive heart attack he suffered fighting a brushfire in Pasadena April 1. Raynor, a lifetime resident of Pasadena, died at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore. He was 59. His death was the first “line-of-duty” death suffered by a county career or volunteer firefighter in 10 years, said LT. Robert Stevens, fire department spokesman. The fire service has lost a tremendous asset. Chief “Boots” Raynor was an outstanding leader of his company. In addition, he was a stickler for training and an individual who insisted on doing things the correct way. “I have lost a friend, and the citizens of Anne Arundel County have lost a ‘son’ who truly gave freely of his time and talent to help neighbors,” said county Fire Administrator Joseph “Mac” Connell. Raynor was checking the perimeter of a three-alarm brushfire in Bayside Beach when he became ill. At first thinking he was suffering from smoke inhalation, he returned to the Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Company, and from there went to North Arundel Hospital by ambulance. Two days later Raynor was transported to Mercy Hospital, where he remained until his death. Raynor was a 44 year member of the Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Company, and Chief of the Company since 1966. A full-dress wake and funeral is being held in Raynor’s honor, Stevens said. A fire Department honor guard will stand by the casket at the wake, and two country fire trucks will raid ladders into an arch at his internment. Raynor’s casket will be carried into the cemetery atop a county fire engine, Stevens said. Born in Ferndale, Raynor attended Glen Burnie High School, and was a member of St. Jane Frances Church in Riviera Beach. He worked for the C&P Telephone Co. and retired April 1, 1985. He served in the Army from 1944 to 1946. Raynor especially enjoyed hunting and fishing in his spare time. Mr. Raynor was Chief of the Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Company, of which he was a member for 44 years. He was a rescue and firefighting instructor at the University of Maryland Fire School. In 1964, as Captain he led his team to the Heavy Rescue Championship of the world in Miami Beach, FL. Survivors include his wife, the former Cora (Betty) Williams; his mother, Edna Raynor of Pasadena; three sons, Guy E. of California and Wade E. and Reid H., both of Pasadena; a daughter, Leigh Hauf of Denton; a brother, Thomas H. Raynor of Lake Shore; and five grandchildren. A viewing will be held from 1 – 9 p.m. today and tomorrow at the Kirkley Funeral Home, on South Crain Highway n Glen Burnie. Funeral services will be held at St. Jane Frances Church in Riviera Beach at 11 a.m. Monday. Internment following the funeral will be at Glen Haven Cemetery. The Maryland Gazette Wednesday, May 14, 1986 Ahern proposes naming new road for Chief Raynor By PETER WEST A volunteer fire chief and Pasadena resident who died in the line of duty deserves to be commemorated for his dedication to his community, a county councilman said this week. Councilman Edward C. “Bud” Ahern, Jr., D-Pasadena, said he has requested to have the extension of Tick Neck Road named after Riviera Beach Volunteer Chief Edwin E. “Boots” Raynor. “I think it’s fitting,” Ahern said. “Especially because he died while fighting a fire for people of Pasadena.” Raynor, 59, suffered a heart attack April 1 while fighting a three-alarm brush fire in Bayside Beach. He died May 1 at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore. He was the first :Line-of-duty” death suffered by a county career or volunteer firefighter in 10 years, according to fire department records. Ahern said various names previously were being considered for the stretch of road. Although the road was scheduled to open Thursday, a ribbon-cutting ceremony has been postponed to allow the contractor to complete some last minute work. Street names often are selected to reflect geographic features or historical events, said Horace Scott, of the house numbers and street names division of the county Office of Planning and Zoning. Names commemorating the Jan. 28 explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger and the victims of a recent spate of aircraft hijackings were among those being considered he added. “Of course, the administration can override us,” Scott said. County Executive O. James Lighthizer agreed with Ahern;s suggestion to change the name to Edwin Raynor Boulevard in memory of the deceased firefighter. Notification of the decision already has been sent to the county Department of Public Works in order that the appropriate street signs can be made, Scott said. In addition, approximately 30 different agencies, ranging from the U.S. Postal Service and the Baltimore Gas & Electric Co. to an Alexandria drafting company that publishes street maps, will be notified of the new name, Scott said. “It’s very logical,” he said. “But nobody really thinks about (the work involved).” A longtime friend of Raynor said commemorating his comrade as Ahern suggests is a good idea. Maryland Fire Dispatch Aug./Sept. 1986 Chief Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Company On May 1, 1986, the fire service in general, and the Maryland Fire Service in specific lost a dedicated and much respected Chief Officer, Edwin E. “Boots” Raynor, Chief of the Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Company. Chief Raynor, a member for 44 years and Chief since 1966 of the Riviera Beach Volunteer Fire Company was working a three alarm brush fire on Bayside Beach Road on March 31, 1986. The fire involved 8 acres and as first in Chief, Chief Raynor was in charge until the division Chief arrived at the scene. Chief Raynor was on the scene for over 6 hours and at approximately 1830 hours he was transported to the hospital with what was thought to be smoke inhalation. At 2130 hours Acting Division Chief George Naegele, while at the hospital, was informed that Chief Raynor had suffered a massive heart attack brought on by a combination of smoke and exhaustion. Chief Raynor succumbed to his injuries, substained in the line of duty, four weeks later. His death was the first line of duty death by a County Career or Volunteer firefighter in ten years in Anne Arundel County. Chief Raynor was very instrumental in acquiring the departments first Heavy Duty Rescue Truck and the First Fire Boat in Anne Arundel County. The Rescue Truck, Squad 13, was dedicated to Chief Raynor and a plague on the Squad attest to this. Both the Rescue Truck and the Fire Boat were very special to Chief Raynor. Chief Raynor’s long and distinguished career in the Fire Service earned his name to be added to the Maryland State Firemen’s Association Training Committee, was a member of the Anne Arundel Fire Advisory Board and served on various committees of the Anne Arundel County Volunteer Firemen’s Association. Chief Raynor is survived by his wife Betty, three sons, Wade and Reid who are career firefighters in the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. Guy who is in the U. S. Air Force, and one daughter, Leigh Haul. His son-in-law William Haul is also with the Anne Arundel County Fire Department. He also had five grandchildren. |
