The Crozet Volunteer Fire Department’s annual awards dinner, held November 13 at King Family Vineyards, is a festive affair, but it opens with a solemn remembrance of the CVFD’s recently departed members.
The color guard, firefighters in dress uniforms, two carrying flags flanked by two with silver axes, marched the length of the room to the fireplace wall and stood at attention as the silver bell was rung. This year it pealed in honor of Robert Kindrick, Carroll Conley, Jerry Finazzo, Lewis Mawyer, Gilbert Shifflett, Sandy Campbell and Shirley Cook.