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Matamoras, Pa.  They courted in the halls of Matamoras High School, got engaged on graduation day and later married in the Hope Evangelical Free Church. The romance between Fred and Donna DeGroat may have begun as a crush, but it ended up lasting a lifetime.
Almost 45 years later, Donna sat in the same church, this time to say goodbye to the man she called her best friend. But she certainly wasn't alone. Hundreds of people showed up yesterday to say farewell to Fred DeGroat, a community leader who died on Nov. 10, after battling emphysema.
"My husband would do anything for anyone," said Donna, several days after his death. "We would have celebrated our 45th anniversary on the eleventh, just one day after his death.
"I just figured he didn't want to buy me a card," Donna joked through her tears.
Fred DeGroat was given a true firefighter's send-off yesterday to honor his decades of service. The ever-swelling crowd was dotted with members of several fire companies, including Westfall, Mill Rift, Port Jervis, N.Y., and Matamoras.
Many said DeGroat's dedication to firefighting was endless. If it had anything to do with firefighting, Fred was involved somehow, they said. Some even called him "Mr. Matamoras Fire Department."
During his 66 years, DeGroat had served as fire chief and president of the Matamoras Volunteer Fire Department, president of the Pike County Fireman Federation Association and director of Matamoras Emergency Management.
"Fred was always the doer in the family," said Donna, a smile passing over her lips. "He was always involved in this, that and the other thing.
"I think he was just a hardhead that wanted things his way," joked his wife. "But normally he turned out to be right."