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McGRAW, Kan. — It was standing room only Wednesday for the funeral of 97-year-old George Launchbaugh, a longtime Sheridan County firefighter believed to have been the nation’s oldest active volunteer fireman.
He died Saturday at Hays Medical Center as a result of complications from pneumonia, according to Steve Hirsch, training officer for the Sheridan County Fire Department and second vice chairman of National Volunteer Fire Council.
While there’s no official method of keeping track of the oldest active firefighter, Hirsch said he frequently attended meetings of the national group when the issue of the oldest active firefighter came up.
Full story: Last call for 97-year-old fireman in northwest Kansas