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Year Honored
2008
Honoree
James K Goodman
Agency
Emergency Ambulance Service
Agency City
White Hall
Agency State
AR
Last Call
2/15/06
Cause of Death
Ambulance Involved MVC
Biography
"These guys were all-around good people, they were good paramedics and they loved their jobs," stated Kenneth Starnes, owner of Emergency Ambulance Service. "You never talked to them for two minutes without laughing, you just couldn't do it. They were always cutting up. They were super and well thought of in the community.".<br /> <br /> James "Kent" Goodman, 46, of Redfield, Arkansas, died in the line of duty on February 15, 2006. He, along with another EMS worker, was headed to a medical call in Dallas County when he lost control of the vehicle on a curve; it flipped several times before hitting a tree. Goodman died instantly while his partner died later at Jefferson Regional Medical Center.<br /> <br /> Kent was a paramedic for Emergency Ambulance Service, Incorporated. He had served with the agency for three years. Kent was also a volunteer with Redfield Volunteer Fire Company.<br /> <br /> "What can I say?" Starnes said, struggling to find words. "The EMS community is very close-knit and we feel a tremendous loss.".<br /> <br /> Fellow paramedic Cheryl Smith says, "It was something that you don't even dream about happening, not to you, not to anyone, and it happened to us; it's not the tragedy that stops you," says Smith, "it's what you can do for someone that keeps you going."<br /> <br /> Honored 2008