Firefighter Glen M. Thorpe, age 26, of the New London Fire Department died after being struck by a train on the way back from a call on May 4, 1966.
He is survived by his wife Ruth; parents Mr. and Mrs. Clemons Thorpe; his grandmother Mrs. Janie Thorpe; his daughters Susan and Lori; sons Robert, Paul, Peter, and John; brothers Earl and Larry; and sister Mrs. Gordan Conant.
He was with the department for four years and was serving as the president at the time of the accident.
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