Eugene R Kellermann, born October 3, 1938, died May 31, 2015 at the age of 76. Gene was born in Brooklyn New York and graduated from East Rockaway high school on Long Island in 1956. He was a member of the East Rockaway fire department and rose to the rank of captain in 1963. Gene moved to Arizona in 1972 and saw a need for better fire protection in his community. He and several others formed the Tubac Fire District in which he served as the first Fire Chief of the Department from 1974 to 1984. Gene was also a locksmith and open his Green Valley/Santa Cruz locksmith business in 1973. Gene is survived by his daughters Ann Benjamin and Katherine Simmonds (Glenn); four grandchildren Joshua Powers, Glenn Simmonds Jr, Dannielle Green (Steven), Christopher Simmonds; three great-grandchildren Aiden, Elizabeth, Noah; brother William Kellermann (Grace); nephew Steven Kellermann; great nephew Chase Kellerman! n. Preceded in death by parents William & Helen, and his wife Frances. Gene touched many lives and will be greatly missed.