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Year Honored
2005
Honoree
Joseph L Griffin
Agency
First Health Carolinas EMS
Agency City
Pittsboro
Agency State
NC
Last Call
2/2/04
Cause of Death
On-duty Cardiac
Biography
I think Joe knew every home run and who made it, who was traded from team to team and the year they were traded. He knew baseball stats like it was everyday talk. He loved the game, played the game, watched the game, and taught others absolutely everything about the sport. He loved to teach someone who was interested about certain quirks of the game. He loved baseball and he loved EMS. He was never bored or boring.<br /> <br /> Joseph L. Griffin, 34, died in the line of duty on February 2, 2004. He was pulling duty at Base #2, when a medical call came in; he was called, but did not answer. His partner checked on Joe and found him non-responsive. Resuscitation was immediately started, however, Joe was in full cardiac arrest.<br /> <br /> Mr. Griffin was a full time paramedic, certified in NCEMT-P, NREMT-P, and CCEMT-P.<br /> <br /> "Joe liked nothing better than to spend his time with youth in the area of developing skills in the sport of baseball. He had the patience of Babe Ruth, waiting for the right ball," stated a friend. Joe once said, "You never know, I might be helping a future star baseball player".<br /> <br /> Honored 2005