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Year Honored
1999
Honoree
Mark W Haussler
Agency
Guthrie One Helicopter
Agency City
Sayre
Agency State
PA
Last Call
1/26/91
Cause of Death
Medical Aviation Accident
Biography
"What I admired most was the way Mark dedicated his life to helping people and the professional way in which he did it. I'll miss his guidance and his assistance," said a co-worker, Tom Brandt, a flight nurse, of how Mr. Haussler influenced his career. When Mr. Brandt entered the flight service he said he had a "very clinical approach" to the work. His association with Mr. Haussler helped him to develop a "new pattern in emergency medical nursing," he said.<br /> <br /> Mark Haussler, 26, was a Guthrie One flight paramedic. He joined the Guthrie family in 1987 as an EMS training coordinator. Mark graduated from Davenport College Center for the Study of Emergency Medical Services in Michigan with a degree in paramedic/EMS management. Long committed to EMS, Mark's career included serving as a volunteer firefighter with Athens Borough. He also served as regional training coordinator for the Bradford/Susquehanna Emergency Health Service Region and was a staff paramedic and supervisor with Bay State Ambulance Service of New England.<br /> <br /> On a return flight from Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA to Geisinger Medical Center, in Danville, PA, the helicopter crashed on North Mountain during a snow storm. All those aboard lost their lives including Mark Haussler. The unfortunate accident happened on January 26, 1991. Mark is survived by his wife, Kim.<br /> <br /> Honored 1999