By Leila Merrill
CANYON LAKE, Texas — Battalion Chief Jason Rush, 42, of the Canyon Lake Fire and EMS Department died early Saturday, the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung reported.
Rush served with the department for a little more than 20 years, said Interim Chief Robert Mikel.
Rush is survived by his wife and three children.
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At 16, Rush, widely known as “Skippy,” began working as a volunteer with the Spring Branch Volunteer Fire Department. He was a battalion chief by 23.
Precinct 4 Commissioner Jen Crownover was among those in mourning Monday.
“I don’t even know where to start,” she said. “Skippy – that’s who everybody knew him by; nobody called him Jason – was a firecracker out there. He was a ham and he was a cheese. He was a joy to be around – everybody loved him and the world was better for having him in it.”
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The commissioner said she spoke with Canyon Lake staffers, paramedics and firefighters, and they are grieving.
“He was absolutely beloved by everybody he touched.”