Re: David Hull Deats b. 1794, N.J. d. 1860
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Re: David Hull Deats b. 1794, N.J. d. 1860
Diana [Day] 10/31/00
Eugene Thomas Deats was killed in a fire at the Texas school for the blind while saving children from the fire. There is a heroic statue of him bringing out a child from that fire in front of the Capitol building in Austin Through the years other firemen who have lost their lives fighting fire have been added to the plaque. My wife is the great granddaughter of Thomas. Her grandfather was Arnold Eugene Deats and her mother was Esther Christine Deats. If you ever visit Austin visit the statue. It is very moving.
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Re: David Hull Deats b. 1794, N.J. d. 1860
Diana [Day] 3/15/01