William “Billy” Goldfeder was awarded the 2018 FDIC Tom Brennan Lifetime Achievement award at this morning’s General Session. Making the presentation were Chief Bobby Halton, editor in chief of Fire Engineering/FDIC International education director, and Eileen Cress, daughter of Tom Brennan.
In his introduction remarks, Halton noted: “Today we recognize someone who, not to sound cliché, truly needs no introduction. We gather to honor and recognize him for his life’s work. More than that: We bask in the complete and total love within this room at this moment. It is a love that is not conditional or limited. The type of love Billy evokes from us can’t be expressed in words. It allows for disagreement and struggle; is unaffected by position or point of view; and is unspoken, unbreakable, and without boundaries.”