Richard VAn Hine, Sqd.41 An Avid Outdoorsman R ichard Bruce Van Hine, known to all as Bruce, had been a firefighter for 12 years, most recently with Squad 41 in the South Bronx. The father of Meghan, 14, and Emily, 17, he was one of six men lost from the squad on Sept. 11. Firefighter Van Hine, 48, had always wanted to be a firefighter, said Ann, his wife of 21 years. “He was on the list to be a firefighter for seven years,” she said. “I am a firm believer in following your dreams, so I encouraged him.” But Firefighter Van Hine also loved the outdoors. Even though he took only day hikes, he had completed the New Jersey, New York and Connecticut legs of the Appalachian Trail. A prized memory, Mrs. Van Hine said, was of a five-week camping trip the family took four years ago that included the Badlands of South Dakota, the Grand Tetons, Yellowstone National Park and the Rocky Mountains.
