Fallen firefighter affectionately known as ‘Dirty Red’ by fellow firefighters
The Memphis Fire Department honored Lt. Jeffrey Norman on Sunday night with a “Sea of Red” that started at the Mid-South Coliseum and finished at Fire Station #10. Lt. Norman was killed responding to a fire Tuesday, July 18. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
He lumbered through half marathons with his fire buddies, made annual pilgrimages to Walt Disney World, loved the Arkansas Razorbacks and made it a point to see every single superhero movie with his son, Parker, 14.
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Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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