Firefighter  Kimberly Smith Age:30 Houston Fire Department Engine 76	Engineer/Operator Lewis Mayo Age:44 Houston Fire Department Engine 76

 In Memory Of Kimberly Smith and Lewis Mayo
 Fallen In The Line Of Duty Feburary,14 2000

 The dark of night, ends so abrupt,
   The lights flash on, let’s go, get up.
Duty calls and we must go,
What we may face, we do not know.
A building fire, they’re all the same,
We go, we fight, we put out the flame.
But tonight is different, it’s just not right,
For this time you see, we will lose the fight.
As Kim and Lewis so gallantly stride,
Into the flames, with Houston pride.
Aggressive interior, its all or none,
We don’t stop until the job is done.
Pull slack, more hose, I’m almost there,
Kim and Lewis, Houston’s heavenly pair.
Deeper, further, let’s get to the fire,
And then in an instant, they are covered in wire.
No one could foresee, no one could foretell,
That this night would soon turn into one living hell.
Two angels on earth, soon to depart,
As we hear that PASS wail, a pain in our heart.
A Brother, a Sister, fallen inside,
Hold on, we will find you, we yelled and we cried.
But the flames and the heat, tremendous and great,
Yes we did find you, but it was too late.
We do not know why, though we ask every time,
Why God must take them, so young, in their prime.
The answers are His, and He alone does know,
Why angels on earth, are so soon to go.
So Lewis and Kim, we say our goodbyes,
With pain in our heart, and tears in our eyes.
But tonight we shall know, as you stand arm in arm,
You watch over us, to keep us from harm.
No greater love a man does give,
Than to lay down his life, so that others may live.
A Brother , a Sister, on the wings of a dove.
Today they have given, no greater love.


AUTHOR: MICHAEL ODER   Local 1316
02/18/2000