[Park] From today's Pocono Record

[Dave Haney]

Harold “Harry” Robidoux, Monroe County’s emergency services director, died
suddenly of an apparent heart attack while driving on Route 534 in Polk
Township Tuesday afternoon.

He was 61.

Robidoux was driving west on Route 534 near Kresgeville when his Ford Ranger
ran off the road into a drainage ditch near the Lower Middle Creek Road
intersection, according to state police at Lehighton. The vehicle struck a
steel drain pipe and spun back onto the roadway.

Robidoux was flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital near Allentown where he was
pronounced dead at 5:12 p.m.

His death was caused by a cardiac condition and not injuries from the
accident, police said in a news release.

Robidoux had no passengers and no other vehicles were involved in the
accident.

Robidoux headed the Monroe County Office of Emergency Services for years. He
also served with the Tunkhannock Township Volunteer Fire Co.

Robidoux was a constant presence at the scene of fires, floods, winter
storms and other disasters throughout the county, including last week’s
devastating flood, when Robidoux worked nearly round-the-clock.

Donna Asure, Monroe County commissioner, said Robidoux sounded fine when she
talked to him about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday.

“He said he was going to take the day and try to relax,” she said.

The recovery effort from last week’s flood will continue apace even without
its leader, Asure said, noting that an official from the Pennsylvania
Emergency Management Agency will join local officials this week.

“Harry has left behind a legacy of talented and trained people,” Asure said.

“He will be watching,” she added softly.

Robidoux lived in Tunkhannock Township near Blakeslee with two cats.