To honor the family and friends of LA County Fire Department Ocean Lifeguard Specialist Brian Kutil, the County of Los Angeles Fire Department held a flag service and memorial service at the Los Angeles County Beaches & Harbors Administrative HQ/ RBHQ in Marina del Rey on Thursday, January 22, 2015. Ocean Lifeguard Specialists Brian Kutil, age 42, tragically passed away on January 15, during the annual 500-meter recertification swim exercise at Mira Costa High School in the City of Manhattan Beach. He was a 20-year veteran of the Lifeguard Division. Brian K. Kutil was born on November 17, 1972. He grew up in the city of El Segundo. Brian attended El Segundo High School and excelled as a swimmer and water polo player. He graduated high school in 1991. He attended El Camino College for 2 years where he was a member of the swim team. Brian was a college distance swimmer with his main event being the 1650yd freestyle. He was a Junior College All American his sophomore year at El Camino College. He then transferred to Cal State Bakersfield where he continued to excel as a swimmer. Brian became an LA County Fire Department Ocean Lifeguard in 1994. He was an outstanding Ocean Lifeguard Recurrent working for many years at Santa Monica South where he took on a leadership role amongst his peers. He became a an avid ocean paddler after being introduced to it from his lifeguard friends. He was promoted to the position of full time Ocean Lifeguard Specialist (OLS) in April of 2001 working for many years at Dockweiler Beach. He excelled as a beach OLS, but found his calling working as a deckhand in our Rescue Boat Section. He worked Baywatch Del Rey, Santa Monica and Cabrillo with his long time friend and Rescue Boat Captain Andrew Greger. Brian enjoyed surfing and traveled to exotic surf locations on trips with fellow lifeguards and friends. He saved countless lives over his career as a lifeguard and was always a joy to work with. He had an infectious smile, always laughing and making everyone around him laugh with him. He is survived by his mother and father, along with his sister and 3 nephews. Photos by Nick Steers #RIPBrian #NeverForget #LACoFD #Hero
Posted on: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 02:07:09 +0000
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