Mr. Edward Donnelly

District Fire Chief Edward Donnelly began receiving disability benefits from the Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund in August, 1992, for an unknown injury he sustained as a full-time police sergeant at the Ottawa Hills Police Department, where he worked for nine years.Mr. Donnelly, Oregon, and Ottawa Hills officials refused to identify his partial disability, citing a federal health privacy law.

Though he was no longer working for the police department, Mr. Donnelly, an Oregon resident, continued to work at Oregon's Fire Station No. 2 on South Wheeling Street as a part-time volunteer, Oregon Fire Chief Ray Walendzak said.

Chief Walendzak said Mr. Donnelly was hired there in 1976 as a recruit and worked his way up to become the district chief in November, 2002.Mr. Donnelly has been on a leave of absence from the fire department since July 1.
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Mr. Graham said fund officials expect to make a decision soon as to whether Mr. Donnelly's position within the volunteer fire department would be considered to be an active firefighter position, according to the pension fund's administrative rule.
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If it is considered an active position, Mr. Graham said Mr. Donnelly would have to decide whether to keep his pension or give it up to work for Oregon.
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I'm really torn," Mr. Donnelly said."I really like doing things with the public, but I'm just kinda hanging in limbo."
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Mr. Donnelly is employed as an emergency response security supervisor at Sunoco Inc.He also owns and is the head instructor for USA Martial Arts, 6837 Angola Rd. in Holland, Ohio, where he said he teaches classes a few days a week.