During this busy summer season with activities like baseball games, family pool days, lawn care, and graduation parties, I’m also focused on preparing Sutton’s 2025 budget to boost our economic growth and potential. Amidst all this hustle, I received sad news on Monday, May 20th: my friend Bob Solway passed away.
I met Bob in 2017 when I joined the Sutton Volunteer Fire Department.
Bob was always a joy to be around, supporting everyone at fires, sharing fishing stories, helping with the Dug-Out Days chicken barbeque, and cooking at fundraisers. I fondly recall two fire calls: one where we put out a car fire before anyone else arrived being “first on scene” taking his recommended short cuts, and another where he humorously reminded me that firefighters don’t stop at stop signs kicking on the red and blue lights and hitting the sirens.
