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Reenie Martin, Longtime Delco Firefighter And 'Trailblazer,' Dies At 61 Reenie Martin, Longtime Delco Firefighter And 'Trailblazer,' Dies At 61
Reenie Martin, Longtime Delco Firefighter And 'Trailblazer,' Dies At 61 Eleanor Irene Martin (nee Gallagher), a longtime Delaware County resident and firefighter, died on Monday, Feb. 6, her colleagues announced to the community. She was 61.  Known to friends and loved ones as Reenie, Martin was a lifetime member of the South Media Fire Company, officials said on Facebook. She was one of the first woman ever to earn that distinction in the company's 101-year history — "a trailblazer," her grieving colleagues wrote.  In 1991, the South Media Fire Company's members selected Martin as firefighter of the year, the company noted.  "Reenie was an…

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