News brief: Tenino Fire Department loses leader to illness

By Sharyn  L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

The Tenino area fire department lost its longtime operations chief last week.

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Janet Lee Duncan
1953 – 2013

Janet Lee Duncan, 59, continued to work even as she dealt with cancer, but died on Jan. 29, according to Tina Vanderhoof, office administrator for Thurston County Fire District 12.

“It’s been three years, the battling,” Vanderhoof said. “We miss her terribly.”

Duncan was with the fire department more than two decades and lived in the Skookumchuck Valley even longer, with her husband, Robin Duncan who is the department’s chief.

She leaves behind also three sons, six grandchildren and other family.

A memorial service is set for 10 a.m. on Feb. 16 at the Tenino High School gymnasium.

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8 Responses to “News brief: Tenino Fire Department loses leader to illness”

  1. The Dirty Cop Enforcer says:

    Opps I meant to post on the City Hall issue, sometimes I screw up. Oh well… LOL

  2. crazee says:

    DCE…you posted on the wrong column! The story about Baker is on the Roundup. And just fyi, Baker is off the hook crazy and pocketing that stupid stapler is right up his alley. Down boy!

  3. BobbyinLC says:

    DCE you posted that response to the wrong story bud LOL!

  4. 123mememe says:

    bahlsdeep = heartless

  5. Bambi says:

    Yes what are you talking about?? RIP Janet

  6. bahlsdeep says:

    $120K a year saved

  7. Mtruk says:

    What are you talking about?!

  8. The Dirty Cop Enforcer says:

    Looks like another Centralian is sick of the Bull Crap! But stealing the Stapler. Come on The Centralia PD Planted it!