Gary Weiland

'No more feeling sorry for me': Amputee firefighter from Texas returns to hometown to tell his story

June 1, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

QUINCY — Gary Weiland never will forget the look on his kids’ faces. The Quincy native, now living in Ponder, Texas, and working as a firefighter in nearby Denton, was in a hospital bed in November 2018 after surgeons amputated his left leg below the knee. Complications from knee surgery in 2016 restricted the blood…

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Quincy native, now an amputee firefighter in Texas, signing copies of his children's book Tuesday

May 30, 2022 | By Muddy River News

QUINCY — Quincy native Gary Weiland will be signing copies of his children’s books, “Fischer’s Accident” and “Fischer Finds a Friend,” at Codex Books, 3734 Broadway, from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 31. Copies will be available for purchase. Weiland released his first book, “Fischer’s Accident,” earlier this year. He released his second book, “Fischer Finds…

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