Submitted by his nephew
My uncle Tom was a good man. He gave up his bed at home to sleep on a old beat up bed at the firehouse. He was captain at station 37 Union Fire Co. in Bensalem PA. He had hours on hours of training. He loved fighting fire with my dad. He was a member for 7 years‚ before he passed away on March 6‚ 1985.
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It’s been thirty years brother and the memories of your friendship and leadership are still fresh, as is the pain of your loss. You are well remembered and sorely missed.
– Steven CarmichaelI remember when Tommy Gibson died. I was very young. My father was a member of Union Fire Co. then. God bless and RIP, Tommy. FYI, both a road and a bridge are named in his honor:
Gibson Rd. in Bensalem
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THOMAS GIBSON BRIDGE – DESIGNATION
– JimAct of Apr. 13, 1988, P.L. 351, No. 53 Cl. 87
AN ACT
Designating a certain bridge on State Road in Bucks County as the Thomas Gibson Bridge.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The bridge on State Road (L.R.09001) crossing the Neshaminy Creek between Bensalem and Bristol Townships, Bucks County, is hereby designated and shall be known as the Thomas
Gibson Bridge. The Department of Transportation shall erect
suitable markers in order to carry out the provisions of this
act.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.