>>> wendy davis: a small town said goodbye today to public servant with a very big heart.>> rob vaughn: WFMZ's John Craven shows us how one community said farewell to a man who gave it so much.>> reporter At Bethany Church in Lehigh County.. They said goodbye to a giant.>> commissioner grant grim, upper macungie fire dept. "Sam was one of the greatest men I've ever known.">> reporter Sam Ashmar was everything to this community. a firefighter for three decades.. a township supervisor.. and to almost everyone in this room.. a friend.>> commissioner grant grim, upper macungie fire dept. "The fire service is a family, and a close-knit one at that. We have each others' back. Whether it's at the fire scene or personal issue, we are there for each other.">> andy ashmar, brother "My brother loved this community so much. He cared about it so deeply.">> reporter Ashmar died suddenly Thursday night hours after responding to a medical call. It was a heart attack. He was only 51.>> josh ashmar, son "He thought of everyone at the station as a son or daughter to him. In fact, whenever he disciplined someone for doing something wrong, he would call them 15 minutes later on the phone, on the way back home, and say, 'I'm so sorry, i didn't mean to yell at you. It's okay.'" >> reporter standup "In a cruel twist of fate, it was exactly one year ago that Sam Ashmar buried his own father. No one here thought he would go so young.">> edward mann, pa state fire commissioner "You see, I'm a firefighter and our families are one. Around the world, a brotherhood of unity -- a closeness of bond most people don't see.">> reporter As they loaded Sam Ashmar onto the fire truck... for one final ride to the station.. a community remembered that a firefighter's life isn't measured in flames doused but lives touched. John Craven, 69
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