Firefighter Daryl Gordon's Glendale friends, neighbors mourn his death
Gordon died Thursday after falling down elevator shaft
It was a somber day in Glendale, where firefighter Daryl Gordon lived with his wife and raised his family.
It's also where he gave so much of himself to help neighbors mow lawns and shovel snow. As one friend put it, he was the mayor of his neighborhood.
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Inside the Friendly Stop, eyes were swollen with tears as Gordon바카라 게임 웹사이트s friends listened to the last song he played on the jukebox two days ago -- 바카라 게임 웹사이트Zoom바카라 게임 웹사이트 by the Commodores.
Tony White was with Gordon Tuesday.
"We come in and he and I started to do the battle on R&B; and I was like, 바카라 게임 웹사이트Guess this song,바카라 게임 웹사이트 and I'd guess his song, he'd guess my song," White said.
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Friendly banter kept everyone laughing. Gordon's magnetic personality united his Glendale neighborhood.
"He just exuded helpfulness, generosity, goodness," said Leigh Austin, who used to live across the street from the Gordons.
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Her sister, Caroline Austin, said Gordon was a BBQ guru.
"He would rally everybody together all the time. It didn't matter how old, how young, how many kids you had, he wanted everyone at his barbecues," Caroline Austin said.
Friends and neighbors said Gordon was also a father figure to many.
"He just knew people who were in need, single women, people who have lost people, and he always made sure that everybody was OK," Leigh Austin said.
The mayor of Glendale, Ralph Hoop, knew Gordon personally.
"He is the kind of person you would want as a friend," Hoop said. "He cared, he cared about the community and how we were performing. We are tight-knit and we will miss Daryl."
In Gordon바카라 게임 웹사이트s honor, flags throughout the village will remain lowered at half-staff for the next three days.
Neighbors will mourn.
"I've never met a more amazing man," Caroline Austin said.
Neighbors also promise to be there for Gordon's family in the selfless way he has been there for the community he lived in and loved.
"He was an angel from God and the only way I can reconcile this is that God wanted his angel back," Leigh Austin said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트I just hope we can give his family, his wife, Angela, and his daughters half the support that Daryl's given all of us over the years."
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.