Firefighter Blaine E. “Skeeter” Wildnauer Jr., 58, on November 2, 2013 at 1040hrs, suffered an apparent heart attack while assisting with loading a patient into an ambulance at the scene of a motor vehicle accident.
In addition to his parents, Blaine E. “Skeeter” Wildnauer, Jr. is survived by a daughter, Crystal Wildnauer and her boyfriend Daniel Rippy of St. Marys; two sons, Patrick Wildnauer and his spouse Tom Balamaci of Los Angeles, CA and Steven Wildnauer and his wife Laura of Clyde, OH; five grandchildren, Corbin Wildnauer, Ryan Wildnauer, twins Ava and Bella Wildnauer, and Landyn Rippy; and two brothers, Paul Wildnauer and his wife Georgia of Fishers, Indiana and Kurt Wildnauer and his wife Denise of Mason, OH.
To date, 88 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2013. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online at U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Fatality Notices page.
(The usual disclaimers: I am not a journalist; This is a blog that expresses an outlook and is not conclusive in any shape or manner.)
