Inspired to become a firefighter
Published 2:40 pm Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Dear Editor,
Dear firefighters thank you for all you have done. You fight, save, and protect us all. You ROCK! When I grow up I want to be a firefighter, you have inspired me!
Thank you again,
Tapanga Mendoza, age 10
About Gary DeVon
Gary DeVon is the managing editor of the Okanogan Valley Gazette-Tribune and celebrated his 25th year at the newspaper in August 2012. He graduated from Gonzaga University with a degree in Communications - Print Journalism, with an emphasis in photojournalism. He is a proud alumnus of Oroville High School. His family first settled in Okanogan County in the late 1800s. His parents are Judy DeVon and the late Larry DeVon and he has two younger brothers - Dante and Michael. Many family members still call Oroville home. He has a grown daughter, Segornae Douglas and a young granddaughter, Erin.
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