This Down East community and members of Carteret County’s emergency medical and fire department communities this week are mourning the loss of 52-year-old Chris Brock, former chief of the Otway Volunteer Fire and EMS Department.
He died Tuesday night in his home.
Carteret County Fire Marshal Eddie Lewis, who often worked closely with Mr. Brock, said he was “very professional, both in his fire and EMS work and in his business life” at Coastal Press in Morehead City. “We got a lot of our envelopes and inspection reports from the business,” Mr. Lewis said. “Chris was very personable, very easy to talk to, just a really good guy.
“I’m personally very glad to have known him. He was someone a lot of people looked up to.” Mr. Brock stepped down as the department chief a few years ago but stayed on as department secretary and treasurer and stayed involved in all aspects of Otway life.