Joe VerVer, better known to Ganado as Mister Joe, turned 91 last Friday. He’s known for being a 30-year volunteer with the Ganado Volunteer Fire Department, and has directed parking at the Ganado football stadium for as many years, and being honored by the fire department for that work.
“At first, to be in the fire department, you had to live in the city, but when it moved to the country, that’s when I got in, in 1995,” he said.
His daughter, Sylvia VerVer Rodriguez, recalled when he received the Fireman of the Year award. “When they gave it to him they said he can always be depended on, whether it was raining, sleeting or snowing,” she said. “He’s always dressed in his uniform to a tee, and if it’s raining, he has a little cap covering his hat.
