Steel54,
On another note, Do you know if Papaw was on that special phone plan with Verizon through the fire department? I don't know if it applies with retired Texas fireman, but I know here in Arizona our department has a special deal with Verizon where the first phone line for iphone is $99/month unlimited minutes and data, but each additional line is only $9.99/month unlimited. So basically if Papaw was on that plan with BC and JC, BC would only be saving $20/month by cancelling the two phone lines. Which is literally pennies a day. Do you know if they were receiving a fireman discount?