Chad Lee Null‚ 33‚ of Sullivan‚ Indiana‚ passed away on December 16‚ 2010‚ at the fire station after returning from two emergency medical services calls. He was born on November 12‚ 1977‚ in Tipton to Michael Null and Norma Simmons Null Firestone.

Chad was a 1997 graduate of Hamilton Heights High School and served as a Sullivan police officer for five years. He began volunteering on the fire department in 1997 and had been a full-time firefighter and paramedic for the City of Sullivan for about five years. He was a member of the Firefighters Union Local 1438 and the Wild Turkey Federation.

He was survived by his wife of eight years‚ Cassandra Marie Emley Null‚ whom he married October 19‚ 2002; one son‚ Gabriel Null; one daughter‚ Grace Null; his father‚ Michael Null; his mother‚ Norma Simmons Null Firestone; his grandmother‚ Emma Jean Null; and extended family.

He was a good guy and loved his job and his family and doing things for the community.