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VIDEO – Capt. Randy Rippy honored at his retirement from the Vicksburg Fire Department
The Vicksburg Fire Department honored retiring Capt. Randy Rippy Monday.
Family and current and former co-workers gathered at Station 3 to honor Rippy, whose retirement becomes official at the end of his shift Tuesday morning.
Rippy has been a member of the department for 29 years. Chief Craig Danczyk spoke about working with Rippy as a young firefighter and how Rippy set the standard for public service with his work ethic.
Although Rippy is retiring from the Vicksburg department, he will continue to work with the fire department at Continental Tire where he has been working part time since March.
He becomes the third Vicksburg firefighter to retire and accept a position with Continental.
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