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Year Honored
2012
Honoree
Russell C. Hogue
Title
Paramedic
Agency
Spencerport Volunteer Ambulance Service
Agency City
Spencerport
Agency State
NY
Last Call
3/11/11
Cause of Death
On-duty Cardiac
Biography
He was one of those paramedics that truly loved what he did. Russell was an extremely giving man who always put others before himself. To say that he was dedicated to the service of others was an understatement.<br /> As a teenager in Canada, Russell became involved in EMS as a BLS technician (EMT). He went back to school to become a paramedic. Becoming a paramedic was a dream come true for Russell. He wanted to be a paramedic because it was an honorable thing to do - not for lights, not for sirens, not for glory - for others.<br /> <br /> Although being a systems administrator was his day job that paid the bills, every spare moment was spent functioning in one of his EMS roles as president of Scottsville Fire Corporation, a volunteer with Scottsville Ambulance, or a paramedic with Spencerport or Rural Metro Ambulance Services.<br /> <br /> Respected greatly for the way he conducted himself, people gravitated towards Russ; perhaps it was his calm demeanor, his dedication, or maybe it was simply because Russ was just a down-to-earth good guy. A dedicated father of seven children, Russ was a family man looking to be a good provider and an honorable role model.<br /> <br /> On the morning of March 11, 2011 Russ was on duty working at the Spencerport station and had suffered a cardiac medical emergency during the night. Russell had worked the overnight shift and was discovered by his fellow employees reporting for the morning shift.<br /> <br /> Honored 2012