Last week, the Livingston Fire Department lost Frank Leck, its longest active member since Charlie Schilling’s passing nearly four years ago. At the time of his death on October 18, Mr. Leck had been serving with the LFD for 64 years, and was an active member up to the day he died. His loss hurts not only the Fire Department, but the entire community, and marks the end of an era.
Mr. Leck joined the Fire Department in August of 1959, at the age of 17. He became a full firefighter in 1963, and was assigned to the Northfield Station. Over the decades, he rose through the ranks, from firefighter to Warden (a position which no longer exists), Lieutenant, and Captain, and was Deputy Fire Chief from 1997 to 1999.