(Source: Bemidij Pioneer, August 19, 2020)
LARIMORE, N.D. — Hundreds gathered at the baseball field here on August 18 to say goodbye to their hometown hero and Larimore firefighter Geoff Andersen. His casket draped in the quilt his mom made him when he first joined the Bemidji Fire Department in the town where he grew up. The 32-year-old passed away last week from an undiagnosed heart condition. He leaves behind a wife, a two-year-old son, and a community who was like family to him. Andersen earned national recognition in 2013. He was aboard a BNSF train that derailed when it collided with another train that had also derailed in Casselton. He was an engineer in training. He quickly changed hats that day.
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