Sunday, January 27, 2008

Update: Missing Pacifica Firefighter found dead

Update: Jeffrey "Lunchbox" Rhodes, a 45-year-old Pacifica firefighter and Brentwood resident who had been reported missing since Friday, was found dead in his pickup truck in a rural area of Brentwood with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, Brentwood police Lt. Tom Hansen reported.(2)
Update:Missing Pacifica firefighter found dead after traffic accident

Jeffrey Jeffrey "Lunchbox" Rhodes, “outstanding” man and firefighter" Pacifica firefighter from Engine 72 and Brentwood resident Jeffrey Rhodes, 45, was found dead this morning after a two-day search, according to Pacifica officials.
  • Pacifica City Manager Stephen Rhodes (no relation) confirmed at 1:15 p.m. that he had received word that Rhodes’ body had been found earlier this morning.
  • The father of four went missing after leaving his Brentwood home before dawn on Friday morning, en route to begin his firefighting shift in Pacifica, according to media reports.

  • A search began after he never showed up for work.

    • Pacifica Deputy Fire Chief Steve Brandville said Rhodes had been with the fire department for five of six years and was an “outstanding” man and firefighter.
    • “All I can say is, he was one of the most liked people in the department,” said Brandville. “It’s been especially hard on the crew itself. They’ve been very tight and this came completely unexpectedly.”

    Sources: Photo by Mary Sheppard, (SFGate.com)

1 comment:

  1. We miss you Rhodes. You will always be in our hearts and always thinking about you.

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