We regret to pass on to you the passing of Assistant Fire Chief Rodney “Tiny” Menne, 53, of the Eldorado (WI) Volunteer Fire Department. His death was on 1-10-2017.
At approximately 0200hrs, several hours after a fire department meeting, Assistant Fire Chief Menne was discovered deceased from a heart attack by another Eldorado firefighter at the Eldorado firehouse.
Chief Menne had been a member of the EVFD since 1989, part time employed at Rennert Fire and Sales since 1996 and past Eldorado Fire Chief from 1996-2007. He retired in 2016 from the State of Wisconsin Department of Corrections Dodge Correctional as a Captain; employed with the State since 1989. He was charter member since 1994 for the Eldorado First Responders.
Our condolences to all those affected. RIP.
