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Arizona. Age: 21. Year of Death: 2013. Grant Q. McKee. Grant Quinn McKee was a true brave heart. To say he had the heart of a lion falls short of who he was. Grant was born May 18, 1992, in Newport Beach, California, to Marcia and G. Scott McKee. Everything he did was threaded with respect and care for other people’s feelings.
The documentary producer and TV executive Grant McKee, who has died from cancer aged 67, led the media campaign to free the Guildford Four and the Maguire Seven, convicted in connection with...
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Jun 30, 2023 · “In memory of Grant McKee, 21 years old, done by his father Scott.” McKee was the youngest of the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire. The piece of art sits on her bedroom mantel, where it has remained virtually untouched since she brought it home for the first time.
- William Warneke, 25
- Chris Mackenzie, 30
- Kevin Woyjeck, 21
- Andrew Ashcraft, 29
- Anthony Rose, 23
- Eric Marsh, 43
- Robert Caldwell, 23
- Grant Mckee, 21
- Clayton Whitted, 28
- Scott Norris, 28
Warneke had dreamed of becoming a firefighter since childhood, his grandfather told CBS. "It was as early as six years old that he and his brother and cousin would get together and play like they were firefighters," Jack Warneke said. Warneke, originally from Hemet in California, had served in the marines before becoming a firefighter. His wife is ...
Like Warneke, Christopher MacKenzie had also grown up in Hemet and had even attended the same Hemet high school. MacKenzie joined the US forest service in 2004 and moved to Prescott, Arizona, two years ago, CBS reported. MacKenzie was the son of Mike MacKenzie, a retired captain for the California department of forestry and fire protection.
Woyjeck's father, Joe Woyneck, was also a firefighter. He told Anderson Cooper 360 that hehad spoken to his sonjust hours before he died. "He said: 'Dad, we got a fire in Yarnell, Arizona. … I'll give you a call later,'" Joe Woyneck remembered. The younger Woyjeck had only joined the Prescott fire department's Granite Mountain Hotshots three months...
His wife, Juliann Ashcraft, told NBC's Today showthat she had been texting her husband on Sunday. Her last message to him was: "Will you be sleeping out there tonight?," she said. He never replied. Ashcraft said she texted her husband pictures of the couples' four children swimming that day. He sent a picture of the crew's view of smoke and flames....
One of the youngest victims, Rosa grew up in Wisconsin and had worked as a firefighter in Crown King before moving to Prescott, USA Today reported. Retired Crown King firefighter Greg Flores told the newspaper that Rose "just blossomed in the fire department. He did so well and helped so much in Crown King. We were all so very proud of him." "He wa...
Marsh was the superintendent of the Granite Mountain Hotshots and the eldest in the group. The 43-year-old was originally from North Carolina and studied at Appalachian State University. He moved to Arizona eight years ago, his father, John Marsh, told North Carolina's WBTV. Marsh was married but had no children. He had been involved in firefightin...
"We are extremely proud of him and we just want the rest of the world to know that," Dave Caldwell, Robert's father told NBC10 on Tuesday. Caldwell had married his wife, Claire, in November and had a five-year-old stepson called Zion. "He cared a great deal for his new wife and stepson," Dave Caldwell said. He said he took "great solace" that his s...
McKee died alongside his cousin Robert Caldwell. The 21-year-old grew up an only child in Costa Mesa, California, and had only recently joined the Granite Mountain crew, according to OC Weekly. Laurie McKee, his aunt, said her nephew was training to be an emergency medical technician. "Grant was one of the most likable people you could ever meet," ...
Whitted was from Prescott and like other members had attended Prescott High School. He would work out as a firefighter on the same campus where he played football for the Prescott Badgers from 2000 to 2004, the Associated Press reported. The school's football coach, Lou Beneitone, said Whitted "worked his fanny off" for the football team. "He wasn'...
Norris worked part-time at Bucky O'Neill Guns store in Prescott, CBC reported. "Here in Arizona the gun shops are a lot like barbershops. Sometimes you don't go in there to buy anything at all, you just go to talk," resident William O'Hara told the network. "I never heard a dirty word out of the guy. He was the kind of guy who if he dated your daug...
Jul 3, 2013 · At 11 years old, Grant McKee showed a rare motivation and attitude — making it no surprise he became an elite firefighter — a friend and former football coach said Tuesday.
Memorial Services. The service for cousins Grant McKee, 21, and Robert Caldwell, 23, is to take place at 11 a.m. July 20 at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church. Details of the service are still pending. Please bookmark this page for the latest information.
Oct 18, 2017 · “The film was very well made,” said Grant McKee, who this year found his own way to memorialize his son and the other Hotshots, including his 23-year-old nephew Robert Caldwell. “It’s about a...
