Albert �Bert� Howie, 54, male, spent Memorial Day in Ingleside as an off-duty first responder whose life had been defined by service. A longtime firefighter and paramedic in the Coastal Bend, he�d worked with Aransas County EMS, Tri-County EMS, Port Aransas EMS, and volunteered with the Rockport and Ingleside fire departments. The day before he died, he�d celebrated his birthday surrounded by family; a week later, friends and colleagues would gather at the Port Aransas Civic Center to honor a ma
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