Reeves, Paul Sheldon Sr.

Summary

Father: Floyd Austin Reeves
Mother: Martha Matilda Rima

Birth: 21 Feb 1933
Birth Source: Vital Records

Death: 14 Feb 2007
Death Source: Vital Records

Spouse1: Carol Ann Fisher

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Research Notes

Obituary: Paul S. Reeves Sr., 73, of Syracuse, passed away in Florida on February 14, after a brief illness. He was a 39-year veteran of the Syracuse Fire Department. Appointed in 1955, he was awarded the department's Arthur Jenkins Medal for bravery in 1960. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1966, to captain in 1970, to district chief in 1972 and to deputy chief in 1975. He retired in 1994. Well-respected and admired by all who knew him, he and his wife, Carol, enjoyed their summer camp at Kasoag Lake, New York, and their winter home in Seminole, Florida. Surviving are his wife of 55 years, the former Carol Ann Fisher; a son, Syracuse District Fire Chief David B. (Luana) Reeves of Cicero; a daughter-in-law, Ruth Reeves Whitmer of Buffalo; five grandchildren, Keith, Jeffery, Justin, Stacia and Karis. He was predeceased by a son, Reverend Paul S. Reeves Jr., in 1983. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Krueger Funeral Home, Mattydale. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.

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