| Year Honored | |
|---|---|
| 2006 | |
| Honoree | |
| Gaylette Drummond | |
| Agency | |
| Midwood Ambulance | |
| Agency City | |
| Brooklyn | |
| Agency State | |
| NY | |
| Last Call | |
| 7/13/01 | |
| Cause of Death | |
| Ambulance Involved MVC | |
| Biography | |
| It takes a certain type of person to do this kind of work. One must be dedicated, skilled, and caring, not for a few hours at a time, but on a daily basis. Not just anyone can do the work; many try and quit along the way. This is the work that one is born to do; it is the life of an emergency medical worker. Riding in the back of the ambulance can be a skill within itself. Many know they are in danger; many pay the ultimate price and make the ultimate sacrifice.<br /> <br /> Gaylette, 27, lost her life in the line of duty on July 13, 2001. Ms. Drummond was tending her elderly patient in the rear compartment when the driver lost control and the rescue vehicle slammed into a subway pillar.<br /> <br /> Ms. Drummond, of St Albans, Queens, New York, was a paramedic for Midwood Ambulance Service.<br /> <br /> "Gaylette was a good paramedic, she was dedicated to her job. She had a ten-month old daughter; she cherished that little girl; this is a tragic loss," stated a friend.<br /> <br /> Honored 2006 |
The United States Official National EMS Memorial Service
