Orange County Firefighter Killed In Motorcycle Crash

Orange County Firefighter Killed In Motorcycle Crash

Michael E. Priester was only 53 elderliness aged when he died on the morning of February 21, 2009. He was on his way home on U. S. 17 North of Aged Daytona Road in Volusia County when a pickup truck collided head - on with his motorcycle; he was wearing his helmet at the stretch of the crash.
His noteworthy career with Orange County Fire Salvage had spanned partly 18 age, square one on April 21, 1991. He’d been most recently assigned to the Special Operations Squad Unit at Fire Station 83. He will be sorely minus by his friend firefighters and paramedics. He is survived by his wife. The cause of the crash was investigated by the Florida Highway Vigil, and it was constant that the pickup truck had swerved suddenly in to the stricken motorcyclist’s alley. Residing in Deland, Priester was very active in the local firefighter’s labor union and was celebrated by his colleagues for his lively sense of humor. He would loudly imitate “Curly” of the mythical 1930s Fantasy Troupe “The Three Stooges, ” while salute loved ones or his many friends by having them pull his record finger straight out as if it were a living soiree gravy. As a younger man, he would carry friends by pursing his bushy eyebrows together pastime a “Groucho Marx” monobrow.
He would come across immature boys from the whistle stop rides on the “Big Red Engine” while being prodigal with his bit. This fire truck with its hook n’ ladder was more than 60 feet long – a giant attraction to an awestruck boy.
He always loved motorcycles. A memorable “bike” was a GPZ that he handled with skillful aplomb. Another sister described Mike as “kind - hearted, always a beam on his lips, who loved his work. At Tallulah Grounds, he once performed CPR to save the life of an elderly woman, aged 97. He dear other human beings, both mature and unfledged.