Grateful heart returns to say ‘thanks’

Grateful heart returns to say ‘thanks’

Sometimes, survival is stitched together by the choices of people you never expected to meet. Just ask Michael Colombo. The former Vacaville resident, who now lives in Dixon, visited Vacaville Fire Station 71 on Thursday to say thanks to the people — firefighter/paramedics, medical staff and citizens — who saved his life earlier this year. New Years Day 2025 is remembered uniquely by each of the people involved. For Colombo, it began with a deci…