The National EMS Memorial Service (NEMSMS), the National EMS Memorial Foundation (NEMSMF), and the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride (NEMSMBR) remember and honor emergency medical services personnel who have died in the line of duty and recognizes the ultimate sacrifice our Nation’s fallen EMS have made for their fellow man in the Greater Washington DC area in May annually.
The NEMSMS, the NEMSMF, and the NEMSMBR will pay tribute to EMS fallen during 2019 National EMS Weekend of Honor, scheduled May 17-19 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center located at 201 Waterfront St., Oxon Hill, MD 20745.
It is with great honor that the National EMS Memorial Service announces the 2019 Honorees:
Carroll Whalin, Miller Funeral Home Ambulance, January 13, 1961, Ambulance Crash, Texas
Cecil Brownlee, Miller Funeral Home Ambulance, January 13, 1961, Ambulance Crash, Texas
Larry Oberle, Sr., Alpha Fire Co Community Ambulance, August 1, 1971, Pennsylvania
Walter Nelson, FDNY, May 2, 2014, New York
Tim McClanahan, Lewes Fire Department, July 11, 2016, Delaware
Michael Guttenberg, FDNY, October 17, 2017, New York
Mousa Chaban, Tri-County Ambulance Service, January 22, 2018, Indiana
Joeddy Friszell, FDNY, March 5, 2018, New York
Steven Werner, Paramount Ambulance, April 27, 2018, Iowa
Gregory L. Rosenthal, Ascension Wisconsin Spirit Medical Transport, April 27, 2018, Wisconsin
Rico Caruso, Ascension Wisconsin Spirit Medical Transport, April 27, 2018, Wisconsin
Garry John, American Medical Response, February 13, 2018, Nevada
Klint Mitchell, Ascension Wisconsin Spirit Medical Transport, April 27, 2018, Wisconsin
Matthew Adams, UnityPoint Health-Meriter, May 20, 2018, Wisconsin
Patrica Osburn, North Beach Fire and Rescue, May 26, 2018, Maryland
Felipe Torre, FDNY, October 10, 2018, New York
Robert Reeder, Crozer-Chester Medical Center, October 20, 2018, Pennsylvania
Jennifer Cross, Portsmouth Emergency Ambulance Service, October 26, 2018, Ohio
Chris Iverson, Bismarck Air Medical, November 18, 2018, North Dakota
Todd Lasky, Bismarck Air Medical, November 18, 2018, North Dakota
Bonnie Cook, Bismarck Air Medical, November 18, 2018, North Dakota
Martha Stewart, FDNY, November 18, 2018, New York
Joseph Rodriguez, FDNY, November 23, 2018, New York
Nicole VanHeel, Gold Cross Ambulance, November 25, 2018, Minnesota
Zachary Pruitt, Medical Center EMS, November 30, 2018, Tennessee
Felipe Huerta, Jr., Hidalgo County EMS, December 16, 2018, Texas