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‘Such a Wonderful Gift’: New Canaan Fire Commissioner’s First Grandchild Enters World with Assist from FDNY
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Dedication to the fire service runs deep in Katie Turkington’s family. Her father, Jack Horner, has served on the New Canaan Fire Commission for a dozen years, including as chairman. Two men on her mother’s side—great-great-grandfather, William Bockage, and great-great-uncle, Fred Bunker—had served in the Cincinnati Fire Department, the latter as chief. Both died fighting fires in the late-1800s. Her husband Eric’s grandfather, William Turkington, served as a firefighter in British Columbia.