His Rumford firefighting career spanned more than three decades. “And I think Gene would have been very pleased with the event.”īoivin, 70, died Jan. “It was very moving when they retired his hitch gear, and I thought the family was very pleased with (the ceremony),” Town Manager Carlo Puiia said. Several of the more than 50 firefighters from across Maine who attended the funeral service at Parish of the Holy Savior Church participated in the department’s service, during which Boivin’s turnout gear was retired.Ī bell on the firetruck bearing Boivin’s casket was solemnly tolled three times to mark his passing. RUMFORD - Black bunting draped above the fire station’s three bay doors Wednesday morning heralded the mourning of retired chief Joseph Eugene Boivin who died Saturday. Eugene Boivin died Saturday after a yearlong battle against cancer.
Albert Bradley retired Deputy Chief Mark Mayo Deputy Chief Chris Bryant retired Deputy Chief Peter Chase and retired call force Senior Capt. Arthur Boivin, left, Eugene’s brother and also a retired chief former Pvt. Standing at attention beside the engine are pallbearers and Rumford firefighters J. 1, light snow falls late Wednesday morning as Boivin’s son Chris, left, and Rumford Deputy Chief Richard Coulombe take Boivin’s turnout gear from the truck to Chief Robert Chase during a memorial ceremony in front of the fire station on Congress Street. While the flag-draped casket carrying the body of retired Rumford fire Chief Joseph Eugene Boivin sits atop the department’s former 1952 American LaFrance Engine No.
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