Ex-Chief Thuge Drive By [4-2-21]

On the evening of Friday, April 2nd, 2021 a surprise birthday drive by was held for Karl Thuge who turned ninety-three years old on the day of the event. Karl spent twenty years with the Lynbrook Fire Department where he was a member of Engine Company No. 1 and went on to rise to the rank of Chief of Department – a role he served in from 1964 through 1965. Not long after completing his term as Chief came Karl’s move to Massapequa. This move included joining the Massapequa Fire Department of which he has been an active member for the past fifty-five plus years. Aside from serving in both the Lynbrook and Massapequa Fire Departments and achieving various titles over the years; perhaps, Karl Thuge is most well known for being one of [if not the] the top salesman of Mack fire trucks on Long Island. As many at the Friday evening birthday drive by recalled it was not uncommon to see Mack fire trucks lined up in Karl’s East Shore Drive driveway or for him to be on a fire ground showing how tough both he and the Mack fire trucks were. Much of the Massapequa Fire Department along with members of Lynbrook Engine Company No. 1, family, and friends were present to help celebrate Karl Thuge’s ninety-third birthday.