They say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree., but thats exactly the case with Johnathan and Danielle Vela.
Johnathan has been a firefighter for Nueces County Emergency Services District (ESD) 2 for five years. He responds to emergencies on Padre Island and in Flour Bluff. His 18-year-old daughter Danielle is on track to follow in his footsteps as a firefighter, following her graduation from Del Mar College’s Regional Fire Academy this week.
“He is 100% the reason why I want to be a firefighter.” Danielle Vela said. “I love to make my dad proud and be in the same job as him, or soon to be.”…