Robert Brennan served this city with honor and left it safer than he found it. We are proud to call him one of our own.
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Robert Charles Brennan
19 de agosto de 1961 – 25 de dezembro de 2023 · 62 anos
"The best gift he ever gave was himself."
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Robert Charles Brennan was a firefighter, coach, and father who gave everything to the people around him. For 27 years he served the Portland Fire Department, retiring as Captain. He spent his weekends coaching youth soccer and his evenings volunteering at the local food bank. Robert passed on Christmas Day — fitting, say those who loved him, because he always made every day feel like a celebration.
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+ Escrever uma MensagemOur dad made Christmas magical for us every year without fail. That he left on Christmas Day — I choose to believe that was his last gift.
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Bob was the best officer I served with in 27 years. Cool under pressure, first through the door, last to leave the scene.
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Robert, you lived more in your 62 years than most people do in twice that. Christmas will never feel the same. Nothing will. But you taught us how to celebrate anyway.
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Bob shoveled my driveway every winter for twelve years without ever being asked. When I thanked him, he always said the same thing: That's what neighbors are for.
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Grandpa Bob would have laughed at all of us crying. He would have said: Come on now, let's eat. So that's what we're doing.
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Bob coached me from age 8 to 14. I still run the way he taught me — head up, always looking ahead. I think about him on every run.
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He mentored me through my first year on the job. Told me: never let your ego write a check your skills can't cash.
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He volunteered at the food bank every Saturday for 15 years. Most of the people he helped never knew his name. That didn't matter to him at all.
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The way my dad looked at my mom — the way he talked about her when she wasn't in the room — that's the kind of love I am holding out for.
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