(* - Indicates an Honorary Member)
John T. Milliman, Sr. (East Avon)
End of Service – May 28, 2006
Harry Burr* (Centerport)
End of Service – June 21, 2006
Arthur W. Geidel (Pine Hill)
End of Service – June 27, 2006
Jack J. Veach (Gratwick Hose # 6)
End of Service – July 11, 2006
Herman I. Rodenburg (Farmingdale)
End of Service – August 8, 2006
Gary Bagley* (Eggertsville)
End of Service – November 14, 2006
Nelson R. Elliott (Sanford)
Chief Chaplain 1985 – 1987
End of Service – February 16, 2007
C. Michael Abraham* (South Glen Falls)
End of Service – February 23, 2007
Nicholas Piperato* (Cronomer Valley)
End of Service – April 19, 2007
Francis X. Lucas (Wantagh)
End of Service – April 21, 2007
James Newsom (Gordon Heights)
End of Service – May 17, 2007
James Watson (Hagerman)
End of Service – May 24, 2007
L. Douglas Fletcher (Malta Ridge)
End of Service – June 19, 2007
Richard G. Wissmann (East Northport)
End of Service – June 23, 2007
Edmund F. Jankowski (Union)
End of Service – July 17, 2007
Stanley Macholz* (Islip)
End of Service – July 20, 2007
J. Gregory Brennan (Allegany)
Chief Chaplain 1996 – 1998
End of Service – August 17, 2007
John B. Munnick, Jr (Port Chester)
End of Service – November 6, 2007
Christian J. Becker (Hudson)
End of Service – December 27, 2007
David L. Catalano (Highland Hose)
End of Service – January 3, 2008
Bernard M. Ofenloch (Hicksville)
End of Service – February 19, 2008
Louis A. Evers (Flanders)
End of Service – August 7, 2008
John J. Steger (Gates-Chili)
Chief Chaplain 1983 – 1985
End of Service – March 4, 2008
Emory E. Ford (Eden)
End of Service – September 1, 2008
Charles V. O’Connor (Taunton)
End of Service – September 27, 2008
Jerome F. Musialowski (Cheektowaga –
Rescue Hose #1)
End of Service – December 28, 2008
Roger Overton (North Patchogue)
End of Service – January 17, 2009
Erhardt O. Olsen (St. James)
End of Service – February 28, 2009
James W. Wright (Firemen’s Home)
End of Service – March 3, 2009
Donald H. Fox (Fairport)
End of Service – April 8, 2009
Norman W. Rimer (Niagara Fire Co. # 1)
End of Service – June 24, 2009
Philip J. Pascarelli, Sr. (Marietta, GA)
End of Service – August 3, 2009
Israel M. “Sonny” Cohen (Wassaic)
End of Service – August 18, 2009
Wayde F. Earl (Lake George)
End of Service – August 22, 2009
Richard W. Holst (Huntington Manor)
Chief Chaplain 2008 – 2009
Line of Duty Death
End of Service – September 9, 2009
Henry Berleth (Huntington)
End of Service – November 12, 2009
Joseph F. Ward (Great Valley)
End of Service – November 15, 2009
LeRoy A. Kemp* (Tioga)
Line of Duty Death
End of Service – January 13, 2010
Wilfred Y. Kraft (St. Johnsonville)
End of Service – January 16, 2010
John J. Glogowski (Lyndonville)
End of Service – April 25, 2010
Robert A. Bromfield (Canastota)
Founding Member
Charter Member
Chief Chaplain 1974 – 1975
End of Service – May 14, 2010
Keith R. Shinaman (Marcellus)
End of Service – October 10, 2010
Richard F. O’Hare (Webster)
End of Service – December 26, 2010
Albert J. Hillard (Newburyport)
End of Service – February 10, 2011
S. D. Goldsmith (Goshen)
End of Service – February 18, 2011
Clinton McNicholl (Utica)
End of Service - March 2, 2011
John P. Ballo, Sr. (Beacon)
End of Service – March 5, 2011
Carl A. Kruger (Hagaman)
End of Service – March 26, 2011
Paul S. Van Valkenburgh (West Kill)
End of Service – June 13, 2011
Donald G. Bennett (Elmont)
End of Service – August 4, 2011
Ralph L. Rickmyer* (Rome)
End of Service – October 2, 2011
John P. Fuerst (New Hyde Park)
End of Service – December 12, 2011
Daniel S. Harris (Hampton Bays)
End of Service – December 29, 2011
Arthur D. Gardner (Geneva)
Director, NYSAFChaplains, Inc.
End of Service – January 27, 2012
Hugh Connaghan (Carthage)
Director, NYSAFChaplains, Inc.
End of Service – March 16, 2012
Mabel T. Gardner (Geneva)
Good & Welfare Coordinator
End of Service – May 22, 2012
Frederick C. Steup, II (Newburgh)
End of Service – July 20, 2012
Gerard L. Green (Leroy)
End of Service – August 14, 2012
James F. Breden (Walden)
End of Service – October 1, 2012
Harry E. Platt (Conklin)
End of Service – October 4, 2012
Edward R. Sambells
End of Service – November 2, 2012
Robert Wescott, Sr. (Queensbury)
End of Service – November 4, 2012
Wilbert T. Bradley (Albertson)
End of Service – December 21, 2012
George E. Voigt (Nesconset FD)
End of Service – December 28, 2012
David W. Arnold (West Hurley)
Charter Member
The First 1st Deputy Chief
Chaplain
End of Service – January 3, 2013
Joseph R. Macaluso (Groveland)
End of Service – May 21, 2013
Eugene C. Reynolds (Montgomery)
End of Service – August 31, 2013
Paul C. Bailey (Oriskany)
End of Service – November 11, 2013
John F. Leippert (Ronkonkoma)
End of Service – December 18, 2013
Anthony J. Bosco, Jr.* (Ossining)
End of Service – December 20, 2013
Theodore S. Grant (Hicksville)
End of Service – April 17, 2014
William H. Crowell (Floyd)
End of Service – July 7, 2014
Robert S. Saint John (Medford)
End of Service – September 2014
Robert A. McKinney (Lake George)
End of Service – September 28, 2014
Nelson B. Skinner (Moyers Corners)
End of Service – December 9, 2014
Gerard T. Remsen, Jr. (Branchport)
End of Service – January 29, 2015
Michael D. Brown (Dutchess County)
End of Service – March 15, 2015
David Carrigan (West Babylon)
End of Service – May 1, 2015
Ralph Selin (Interlaken)
End of Service – July 12, 2015
Gregg L. Trask (Crown Point)
End of Service – November 16, 2015
Robert J. Huslinger (Stony Point)
End of Service – November 23, 2015
Donald R. Hartshorn (Maynard)
End of Service – December 8, 2015
Joseph J. Koronowski (Doyle #2,
Cheektowaga)
End of Service – February 14, 2016
Walter R. Kahrs (Huntington)
End of Service – June 30, 2016
Richard M. Silverberg (Spring Valley)
End of Service – July 13, 2016
Theodore E. Duesler (Cherry Valley)
End of Service – September 7, 2016
Carl A. Veltri (Barnard FD, Rochester)
End of Service – October 16, 2016
Joseph Russo (Lava FD, Stuart, FL)
End of Service – November 15, 2016
Peter J. McCrann (Bay Short)
End of Service – January 16, 2017
Jared A. Woolley (Forestville)
End of Service – January 28, 2017
Robert A. Iggulden (Alden)
End of Service – January 28, 2017
James F. Gerber (Alden)
End of Service – February 11, 2017
Eugene G. Bryson (Massapequa)
End of Service – March 3, 2017
Robert J. McArtney (Highland Hose Co.,
Williamsville)
End of Service – July 23, 2017
Brian M. Ball (Union Hill FD, Webster)
End of Service – November 21, 2017
M. Edward Lincoln (Horseheads)
End of Service – March 3, 2018
Wayne A. Smith (Brewster)
End of Service – August 9, 2018
William E. Young (St. Paul FD,
Rochester)
End of Service – June 28, 2018
John A. Coyne (Croton-on-Hudson)
End of Service – May 9, 2018
Raymond R. Thielke* (Canastota)
Line of Duty Death
End of Service – September 1, 2018
William A. Miller (North Greece)
End of Service – October 6, 2018
C. Powel “Chet” South (Queensbury)
End of Service – March 21, 2019
Daniel J. Bitsko* (Smithtown)
Chief Chaplain 2002 – 2004
Line of Duty Death
End of Service – September 4, 2019
Alan E. Brokaw (Warrensburg)
End of Service – September 26, 2019
Harry R. Little* (Carthage)
End of Service – December 4, 2019
Donald P. McGloon (Charles Folger Hook
and Ladder, Geneva)
Director, NYSAFChaplains, Inc.
Director Emeritus, NYSAFChaplains, Inc.
End of Service – January 27, 2020
Joseph M. O’Donnell (Burnsville)
End of Service – June 17, 2019
Terry O’Shaughnessy, Sr. (West Carthage)
End of Service – October 1, 2019
Harold C. Staffehl* (Hamburg)
End of Service – July 19, 2019
Robert E. Vaughan (Middletown)
Honorary Chief Chaplain
(During 2010 Annual Conference)
Director, NYSAFChaplains, Inc.
End of Service – December 7, 2019
Charles F. Huber, Jr. (North Babylon)
End of Service – May 24, 2020
Domingo “Dominick” Reyes Jr.
(Middletown)
End of Service – June 27, 2020
Carl H. Meyers* (Pekin)
End of Service – July 22, 2020
John J. "Jack" Matott (Lyncourt)
End of Service - August 20, 2020
Bertrand W. "Bud" Morgan (North
Greece)
End of Service – September 3, 2020
Franklin H. Knower Jr.*,
(Tappan)
Director, NYSAFChaplains, Inc.
End of Service –
September 4, 2020
Anthony Jerome "Jerry" Ferro (Corinth)
End of Service - February 27, 2021