In Memory

Chief Odell Avant (ret.)

1934 - 2008

 

Chief Odell Avant, Fire Chief for the Georgetown City Fire Department from December 1971 until June 1990, passed away Friday October 17, 2008.

 

The men and women of the Georgetown City Fire Department are deeply saddened by his passing and offer our deepest condolences to Chief Avant’s Family.

 

Chief Avant will lie in state in the rotunda of City Hall Monday October 20, 2008 from Noon to 5:00 O’clock PM.

 

The family will be comforted by your visitation in the Chambers of City Council Monday October 20, 2008 from 6:00 to 8:00 O’clock PM.

 

Chief Avant’s funeral will be Tuesday October 21, 2008 at 2:00 O’clock PM at the Church of God on the corner of Highmarket and Washington Streets.  He will be escorted to Pennyroyal Gardens, following the funeral, by present and former members of the Georgetown City Fire Department, on Engine 12, the last Fire Engine purchased under his command.