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Year Honored
1999
Honoree
Deborah J Nole
Agency
Guthrie One Helicopter
Agency City
Sayre
Agency State
PA
Last Call
1/26/91
Cause of Death
Medical Aviation Accident
Biography
"She always faced challenges and met them head on," said flight nurse, Jack Strollo of his colleague. "Deb was not afraid to die because she was not afraid to live. If everyone was a little bit less afraid to live, then the footprints that Deb has so deeply planted in our hearts will never fade away."<br /> <br /> Deb Nole, 32, graduated from the Geisinger Medical Center School of Nursing and worked in the intensive care unit of Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton before coming to Robert Packer Hospital. She began her career at Guthrie in 1986 as a nurse in the intensive care unit at Robert Packer Hospital. As soon as she heard of the plans for Guthrie One Helicopter and its flight program, she couldn't wait to climb on board.<br /> <br /> Deborah J. Nole, a critical care flight nurse, lost her life when the helicopter she was riding crashed on return from transporting a patient from Robert Packer Hospital to Geisinger Medical Center in Pennsylvania. Deb was one of three crew members who lost their life aboard Flight #609. An estimated crowd of 2,000 filled the sanctuary for the memorial service for the crew. EMS personnel arrived in emergency vehicles from many of the areas the helicopter had visited during its first year and a half. Tributes were sent from as far away as California.<br /> <br /> Deb Nole is survived by her father, Alexander Nole, and her fiance, Kevin Tomasello.<br /> <br /> Honored 1999