After a few days off odds 'n' ends
The cleaning continues and compiling of the mega-list of to do's. Since the last update, several items had attention paid to them and brought back to 100% status.
-Units battery charging system is back to 100% shore power charge.
-All interior lamps have been fixed / updated to working.
-Radio system has been modified to work / rebroadcast from an Iphone almost any localities radio broadcasts. Including the siren horn rebroadcasting.
-Rear A/C brought back to working order.
-Both DC - AC converters now work to provide 110 volts to the rig when on the road.
This weeks projects include the rear floor wood and covering replacement along with replacing possibly the front floor pans.
On a bigger note (to myself at least), during the removal of the rear components I found the original brass dedication plaque.
It has been since cleaned and re-positioned in the coach to give it a little more prominence.
I feel that if a person was a factor in a coaches reason of being there, should stay as a memory with the unit even if it is private owned.
I guess it's the 5th generation Firefighter in my blood.
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A little history of Dr. Dimitroff. ~Excerpt from his obituary in 1972.
Dr. Thomas Dimitroff, one of the area's most renowned surgeons who served Corning and Pennsylvania Hospitals with distinction for many years. Dr. Dimitroff, 79, who resided at 140E. First St. Corning, died Wednesday Dec. 20, 1972 at 3:45 pm in Corning Hospital following a lengthy illness. A practicing physician in Corning since 1957, Dr. Dimitroff had held a number of responsible surgical positions in Pennsylvania hospitals prior to moving here. He was highly respected both within the medical profession and the communities he served. Born Apr 13, 1893, in Armesco, Macedonia, Greece, he ws the sone of Metri and Oristanna Christy Stoyanoff (Dimitroff). He married Phylis Lynch of Athens, Pa in Athens Nov 16, 1935. Dr. Dimitroff was a former hospital staff member at Blossburg State Hospital. He was a communicant of Christ Episcopal Church. During his residence in Wellsboro he was a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Dr. Dimitroff was surgeon in chief of the Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital in Wellsboro, Pa from 1942-1957. When he came to Corning Dr. Dimitroff had been a member of the consulting surgical staff of Corning Hospital for nearly 20 years before he came here to practice. He maintained offices in his home until he was taken ill. Dr. Dimitroff was associated with the Robert Packer Hospital and Guthrie Clinic in Sayre, Pa. for 10 years and with the Tioga General Hospital for five years. Dr. Dimitroff moved to Canada from Greece at the age of 16. He received his medical degree at the University of Toronto and had five years of post graduate study at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. His internship was served at the University of Buffalo Hospital. After practicing for five years in Toronto, he joined the Robert Packer Hospital and Guthrie Clinic staff in Sayre and became known as one of the leading surgeons. From 1937-1942 he practiced at the Tioga General Hospital in Waverly. Dr. Dimitroff established the Wellsboro Fireman's Ambulance Driver's Association and was an honorary life member of that organization. He was a charter member of the World Medical Society, a Fellow of the Internationsl College of Surgeons and a Fellow of the America Colege of Surgeons. He was a member of the American Academy of Proctology and also a member of the International Academy of Proctology. Dr. Dimitroff was a member of the American Medical Association, New York State and Pennsylvania Medical Societies, a member of the Tioga County, Pa and Steuben county Medical Societies.
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