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On this Easter Sunday, please pause to remember Elias Macias Jaquez of the Cactus Fire Department, who died 14 years ago today, one of five firefighters who fell in Texas during the 2011 wildfire season.

Elias was born in Cuauhtémoc‚ Chihuahua‚ Mexico and emigrated to the United States, meeting his wife in New Mexico. He lived and worked in Cactus for 23 years and was a volunteer firefighter for two. He loved caring for the animals on his farm. He was survived by his wife, four daughters and three grandchildren at the time of his death.

Remembering Tony Myers, who died in the line of duty when the ATV he was driving was struck by another vehicle. He was traveling between two separate blazes in Jasper County to monitor their progress at the time. Local authorities suspected that both fires had been deliberately set. Tony was a longtime volunteer firefighter with the Angelina River Fire & Rescue and Tri-Community Volunteer Fire Department.

Remembering Caleb Hamm, who died in the line of duty at 23-years-old fighting a wildfire near Mineral Wells, Texas on July 7, 2011 . Caleb was a member of the Bonneville (Utah) Hotshots firefighting crew. He fell due to exhaustive heat stroke. Like many wildland firefighters, Caleb had a passion for the outdoors. His parents moved the family to Boise when he was a boy, and he enjoyed skiing, snowboarding, hunting, hiking and swimming. He cared about stewardship of nature and once made a deal with his parents that if they'd give up styrofoam plates, he'd do the dishes. Though 2011 was Caleb's first season as a firefighter, it was his sixth season working with BLM. As Texans, let's take a moment to remember a young man who came from faraway to help us and be mindful of his parents, Lynette and David, and his brother Seth on this eleventh anniversary of their loved one's sacrifice

Friends, on this Good Friday and first night of Passover, let's pause to remember Greg Simmons, a member of the Eastland Fire Department, who died on April 15, 2011 battling a wildfire near Gorman. Greg was the first fatality of the devastating 2011 Texas wildfire season.

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