Capt. Ron Walsh has delivered babies. He has stood at the tops of the Licking County Courthouse and the Longaberger basket building. He has brought people back to life.
"There are not many jobs where you can go from janitor to performing medical procedures that doctors and nurses perform," he said.
But that career is coming to an end. After 41 years with the Newark Fire Department, Walsh is retiring after his last shift on Thursday.
Newark Fire Chief Pat Connor said Walsh, who was a captain when Connor started with the department, is the most passionate person he has met in fire service.
"He's one of the jack of all trades people on our fire department with all the experience we're going to miss him for sure," Connor said.
Connor said Walsh has been a person that other firefighters have looked up to for his knowledge and expertise. When Connor was just starting with the department, he fought fires alongside Walsh and knew that Walsh was a person he could trust.