Monday, November 23, 2009 East Central Illinois

Gulf Coast volunteer takes time for football

By Paul Wood
Saturday, September 17, 2005 2:00 PM CDT

Dave Tomlinson decided to watch a high school football game Friday night.

The veteran Champaign firefighter, 42, one of 13 volunteers from the local fire department, is working hard near Gulfport and Biloxi, Miss., two small tourist cities that suffered the worst wind damage from Hurricane Katrina.

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