Orange County Firefighter Killed In Motorcycle Crash

Michael E. Priester was only 53 senescence decrepit when he died on the morning of February 21, 2009. He was on his way home on U. S. 17 North of Decrepit Daytona Road in Volusia County when a pickup truck collided head - on with his motorcycle; he was wearing his helmet at the life span of the crash.
His noteworthy job with Orange County Fire Recovery had spanned almost 18 agedness, top on April 21, 1991. He’d been most recently assigned to the Special Operations Squad Unit at Fire Station 83. He will be sorely at sea by his comrade firefighters and paramedics. He is survived by his wife. The cause of the crash was investigated by the Florida Highway Vigil, and it was settled that the pickup truck had swerved suddenly in to the stricken motorcyclist’s lane. Residing in Deland, Priester was very active in the local firefighter’s labor union and was important by his colleagues for his lively sense of humor. He would loudly imitate “Curly” of the mythical 1930s Romance Troupe “The Three Stooges, ” while tribute loved ones or his many friends by having them pull his brochure finger straight out as if it were a animate function aid. As a younger man, he would stir up friends by pursing his bushy eyebrows together game a “Groucho Marx” monobrow.
He would confer petty boys from the hamlet rides on the “Big Red Engine” while being big with his past. 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 partner described Mike as “kind - hearted, always a whoop on his lips, who loved his work. At Tallulah Stadium, he once performed CPR to save the life of an elderly woman, aged 97. He heirloom other human beings, both senile and infant.