Paramedic/Firefighter
Columbus Division of Fire
Columbus, OH
Age: 66
End of Service: 09/19/2021
Circumstances: COVID-19
Frank was a 26-year FD veteran and served most of his career at Station 17/Rescue 17 on the city’s West Side. He worked alongside his father at Duff’s Auto Care before following his passion to become a Firefighter and Paramedic. His extraordinary career included assignments at Station 2, 10 and 17. He was a beloved coworker and mentor who was viewed as “the perfect firefighter“ throughout his career. He loved hiking, biking, and traveling to the Great Smokey Mountains. Duff is remembered as always having a quiet, calm, reserved, kind demeanor with a servant’s heart.