An Officer and a Gentleman: Captain Mark Lee

Before we experienced Hurricane Sandy, I was writing a short article about a great Fire Officer.  Over the last few weeks, we have been busy, here on the East Coast; responding and recovering from the emergencies created by that storm.  We're back on track, now. 

Congratulations to Mark and Cheryl Lee.  Captain Mark Lee, was named Fire Officer of the Year, by the Jersey City Fire Department.  Mark is a tremendous Fire Officer and gentleman.  He is well respected throughout the city and department.  I have had the pleasure to work with Mark as firefighters, company officers and now as a captain in my battalion.

Whether at a fire, medical call, school drill, working with firefighters or being Santa Clause to so many Jersey City children, he is kind, compassionate and knowledgeable.  Mark possess all of the qualities, expertise and professionalism that a Fire Officer should have.  We have come to count on him and his crew on the scene of emergencies.  He constantly trains his crew and is proactive at incidents.

If we didn't have him, we'd have to invent him.  Congratulations to you, Cheryl, because I know that none of us are who we are by ourselves.

After all that has happened, Mark is right back to his old tricks:  making sure the children in the area have a great Christmas; that's after working the entire storm.

Well deserved and well done.