Firefighter's Prayer

When I am called to duty, God
Wherever flames may rage
Give me strength to save a life
Whatever be its age.

Let me embrace a little child
Before it is too late
Or save an older person from
The horror of that fate.

Enable me to be alert
And hear the weakest shout,
And quickly and efficiently
To put the fire out.

I want to fill my calling
To give the best in me,
To guard my friend and neighbor
And protect their property.

And, if, according to your will,
I have to lose my life,
Please bless, with your protecting hand,
My family and my wife.



This page is dedicated to all the fallen firefighters who have paid the ultimate sacrifice and to those who serve each day to protect this great nation.

Funeral Information

Services for former Brazos Canyon VFD Chief Michael J. Hays will be held on Monday, Feb. 25, at 10:00 a.m. at El Mason Church (Assembly of God Church) in Chama, New Mexico. Burial will be at 3:00 p.m. at the National Cemetery in Santa Fe.

He will be honored with a procession of fire apparatus. For more information, or if you would like to participate, contact Dwayne "Bubba" Merritt at (505) 929-2456 or (575) 588-0014.

In addition to the many requests for assistance received by the Brazos Canyon Volunteer Fire Department, a fund has been established to assist his wife, Ramona Hays. Cash donations may be made to the Michael J. Hays Memorial Fund in care of Bank of America, P.O. Box 247, Chama, New Mexico, 87520. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. For more information, please contact Paul Schultz at (575) 588-9527.

In Loving Memory Of MICHAEL J. HAYS
Date of Birth
Sunday. August 15, 1943
Date of Death
Tuesday, February 19. 2008
Services
El Meson Tabernacle
Monday, February 25. 2008
Ten o'clock a.m.
Officiating
The Reverend Robert Mundy
Pallbearers
All his fellow Firelighters
Interment
Santa Fe National Cemetery
Monday. February 25. 2008
Three o'clock p.m.