One of his best friends even called him to get her cat out of the tree one day‚ but laughingly he went and climbed the tree to rescue the little cat. He was known as ‘Frankie Do’ at church and throughout the community for he always was doing something for someone. After Hurricane Katrina he spent hours‚ days and weeks making sure everyone had water‚ ice or anything else they may need. He would carry them meals if they were sick‚ repair things that needed to be repaired and always gave a loving smile.
He not only answered fire calls but always checked on the elderly persons in our community. ‘Frank’ Eubanks was a member of the Arlington Volunteer Fire Department for approximately 15 years. There is no profile listed for this fallen firefighter. He is not here with us right now‚ but his love and memory lives forever. Not because he gave his life doing a job that helped so many people‚ but because he was a man who gave so much and ask for nothing but a smile in return. Jimmy was the epitome of firefighting‚ the epitome of a hero. On November 5‚ 2005‚ when the tone sounded and he responded in his favorite truck‚ Tanker 95‚ to a structure fire with entrapment is a day that will forever be emblazoned in our memories and a scar upon our hearts. Jimmy once told me before we married that he knew when it was time for him to be called home‚ it would be while he was ‘doing God’s calling’. And it was not unusual to find him with his wife and children at Enid Lake fishing which was another love he instilled in not only his sons‚ but me‚ also. It was not unusual for him to drop anything at a moment’s notice to help family and friends. Everything he did‚ he did with his family in mind. His favorite subject? Daniel 3: 19-25‚ ‘The fourth Man in the Fire’. His dedication did not stop with the fire department he loved his church family and for a while lead the evening devotions at our church. This was his calling and he went forth with a fervor that had everyone else being swept along in his wake. Then in 2005 he was elected as Assistant Fire Chief‚ #902‚ for Bynum Volunteer Fire Department. He became a certified Emergency Medical Responder in 2000 that eventually lead him to truck/station captain.
In a brief summary‚ Jimmy joined Bynum in 1997 and graduated from the Mississippi State Fire Academy in 1998.
I found a man who was more than a husband he was a best friend‚ a lover‚ the true half of my soul. And in those short years together‚ his stepson found a father who instilled values into him and his son found an idol. We had two boys‚ Caleb‚ 11‚ and Blake‚ 4. If I was to highlight the years I spent with him it could only be summed in these few words‚ ‘The things he did‚ he did so others may live.’ There is a lot to be said about Jimmy and his involvement‚ not only with the fire department‚ but with church and family. was a firefighter for Bynum for eight years.
Posted June 9th, 2014 by NFFF & filed under Uncategorized.