Crime & Safety

Levittown Fire Company No. 2 Mourns Death Of Longtime Member

Brock Ballantyne passed away after being an active member of the department for a number of years.

LEVITTOWN, PA — On Monday, Jan. 3, Levittown Fire Company No. 2 announced the sudden passing of a longtime member of their department.

"The department regrets to announce the untimely passing of Life Member Brock Ballantyne," the department said in a Facebook post. "Brock has been a long time active member of our department for many years."

Ballantyne was also the founder and president of Ballantyne Fencing Incorporated, which was founded in 2006 and operated out of Levittown.

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"We ask everyone to keep the Ballantyne family in your thoughts and prayers durning this difficult time."

The Facebook post about Ballantyne saw an outpouring of condolences to his family, as well as people sharing stories about their time with him and his outstanding personality.

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