{"id":19024,"date":"2017-11-22T15:37:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-22T20:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=19024"},"modified":"2017-11-29T16:56:32","modified_gmt":"2017-11-29T21:56:32","slug":"fire-fighter-chris-lowe-remembered-as-bright-shining-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/fire-fighter-chris-lowe-remembered-as-bright-shining-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire fighter Chris Lowe remembered as \u201cbright, shining light\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n

Flags across Aurora and Newmarket were lowered last week in honour of active firefighter Chris Lowe, who died last Friday, November 17, while off duty.
\nLowe joined the Central York Fire Services team on March 7, 2016 and was assigned to C Platoon at Fire Station 4-3 on Edward Street.
\n\u201cWe are saddened by the unexpected passing of Central York Fire Services Firefighter Chris Lowe,\u201d said Fire Chief Ian Laing in a statement. \u201cChris dedicated his time to proudly protecting the communities of Aurora and Newmarket with CYFS. He will be greatly missed by his many friends at Central York Fire Services and at his former Fire Department in the Town of the Blue Mountains. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family during this difficult time.\u201d
\nIn a tribute published by his family, the Meaford native was hailed as a \u201cdreamer with a drive to be better every day.\u201d
\n\u201cChris lived his life for others,\u201d they said. \u201cHe was a fierce friend always ready to stand up for those who couldn\u2019t stand up for themselves. He could be counted on to help with any kind of favour, and he would smile as he did it. He believed in community and taking care of his friends, neighbours and those in need. To Chris, his friends were the family he chose.\u201d
\nLowe\u2019s career as a firefighter began with the Blue Mountains Fire Department before joining the CYFS, which serves both Aurora and Newmarket where he was named valedictorian of the class by his fellow recruits.
\n\u201cChris was proud of his career in service, of his opportunity to protect communities,\u201d they continued. \u201cHe was equally proud of his wife, Becky, as he stood by her side during her own recent graduation this October. He was her biggest fan, and was there to smile wide and cheer her on as she started her new career with a job at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre and at Clarksburg Medical Group. Together, Chris and Becky were inspirational, as parents, as a couple, and as friends always there to listen, love and be the warmest of hosts.
\n\u201cChris was incredibly talented, and often worked to restore and repair boats for his friends. Of course, Chris always used his talents to help others and to bring joy to his wife and daughters. His home was always open and his heart always warm. Now, in this loss, there are many who come forward to claim Chris as their brother – because that\u2019s how he made them feel: close, loved, family. He inspired happiness and camaraderie in others. Chris was one of the good guys: a gentleman, a kind-hearted soul, a best friend, a doting husband, a daughter\u2019s hero.
\n\u201cLosing Chris is a deep and tragic loss. His life was a bright shining light in his community and beyond. Though the days are dark now, we hold tight to the memory of our awesome Chris Lowe, and we count ourselves blessed to have shared 37 years with him.\u201d<\/p>\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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