I met Slim 5 years ago. He was a cadet with our Fire Dept. He was 17 y/o punk. Couldnt stand him. After High school he became one of our volunteers. A year later he went thru our Paramedic Academy. Long story short I watched him become a fine young man. He had to work his but off to getthru our academy while working a part time job at night. He ended up getting a girl pregnant. 2 years ago. He manned up & tried to do the right thing. But the girl just made his life living hell. She had physch issues She tried to stop Slim from seeingthe boy. That just killed him. He tried to get custody, but here in Michigan. The mom could be smoking crack in front of the judge & still get custody. So Slim married the girl & bought a house.
He came in the station one day with his boy Wyatt. He was just as proud as could be. You could tell he was doing a good job with the baby , I asked about the sitution with the girl , He said hes doing what he has to to be with his son. Last week, the girl told him the babys not his , cause shes been cheating on him for the last 2 years. Slim got drunk & put a shotgun barrel in his mouth. It was one of his friends who responded to his house & found him . The news shocked the entire department. Everybody like the kid. I know he took the cowards way out. but that doesnt make it any easier. His funeral is tomarrow. Gonna be tuff. Seems like the only time my Class As comes out is for funerals
