Annette Hall painted commemorative oil portraits of Justin E. Monroe and Victor A. Isler, two Salisbury, N.C., firefighters who were lost in the March 7, 2008, Salisbury Millworks fire. She donated the portraits to the Salisbury Fire Department. The unveiling was held at the main fire station on E. Innes St. on Saturday, March 7, 2009, the first anniversary of their deaths, during a private luncheon for family, friends, colleagues, and dignitaries, which was held after the public memorial service.

Annette Ragone Hall, far left, at the unveiling of Justin’s and Victor’s portraits on March 7, 2009. (Photo courtesy of David Watson)

Annette created photo collages on which the compositions of the oil portraits were based. The photos were provided to her by the Salisbury fire department. She provided large printouts of the collaged images to the Salisbury Fire Department, which had them framed and then presented them to the families prior to the two men's funerals in March 2008. The finished oil portraits were unveiled on the first anniversary of their loss. Annette is donating the online versions of the photo collages to anyone who wishes to display them online or print them. The only restriction is that they cannot be used for commercial purposes ( if a written release is required in order to have prints made, contact Annette ). High resolution .jpg files are available at these two links: Link to high-resolution version of Justin Monroe photo collage Link to high-resolution version of Victor Isler photo collage

Contact the Salisbury, NC, Fire Department to view the portraits: Salisbury Fire Department 514 E Innes St Salisbury, NC 28144 (704) 638-5351