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In the Line of Duty
Ronald “Ronnie” Gene Spitzer, 65 - Rocky Top, TN
1/13/2021
Ronald “Ronnie” Gene Spitzer Chief Rocky Top Fire Department Rocky Top, TN Age: 65 Gender: Male Status: Career Years of Service: 47 Date of Incident: December 11, 2020 Date of Death: January 13, 2021 Chief Ronald “Ronnie” Gene Spitzer, while on-duty, responded to a medical call on December 11, 2020 with another firefighter. It was determined later that the patient had COVID-19. He and the firefighter both contracted the virus. Chief Ronald “Ronnie” Gene Spitzer passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 from the disease.