2004 National EMS Memorial Service Honors the Ultimate Sacrifice

The National EMS Memorial Service has released the names of those EMS providers who are being honored this year in the annual EMS Memorial Service to be held Saturday, May 29, at the First Baptist Church of Roanoke in Roanoke, VA, for having given their lives in the line of duty. Every year since 1992, members of that year’s honorees’ families are presented with a medallion, symbolizing eternal memory; a U.S. flag that has flown over the nation’s capitol, symbolizing service to the country; and a white rose, symbolizing undying love. The 14 individuals being honored this year join 268 others previously honored by the National EMS Memorial Service.

In addition to the presentations made during the Service, each honoree’s name is engraved on a bronze oak leaf, which will be added to the “Tree of Life” permanent memorial on exhibit at Roanoke’s To the Rescue Museum. For more information on the National EMS Memorial Service and the permanent memorial, visit https://nemsms.org.

In Memoriam

Craig Alan Bingham of IHC Life Flight, Salt Lake City, UT, who died in the line of duty of injuries received in an aeromedical aviation accident on January 10, 2003.

Marjory C. Brooks of Barton Ambulance Squad, Inc., Barton, VT, who died in the line of duty of injuries received in a motor vehicle collision responding to a call on August 25, 2003.

Terry Wrenn Carroll of Coats-Grove F & R, Inc., Coats, NC, who died in the line of duty of myocardial infarction/cardiac arrest while on a call on January 7, 2003.

Billie Cobb of Gerald Area Ambulance District, Gerald, MO, who died in the line of duty of injuries received in a motor vehicle collision while responding to a call on June 15, 2003.

Brent Folsum Cowley of IHC Life Flight, Salt Lake City, UT, who died in the line of duty of injuries received in an aeromedical aviation accident on June 7, 2003.

Carol Gillooly of Hunters Ambulance Service, Meriden, CT, who died in the line of duty of injuries received in an ambulance-involved motor vehicle collision on September 3, 1989.

Michael Shane Gilmore of Southern Oklahoma Ambulance Service, Ardmore, OK, who died in the line of duty of injuries received when struck by a motor vehicle at the scene of a call on October 6, 2002.

Mario Wyatt Guerrero of IHC Life Flight, Salt Lake City, UT, who died in the line of duty of injuries received in an aeromedical aviation accident on January 10, 2003.

Daniel E. Keller of Fayette EMS, Connellsville, PA, who died in the line of duty of injuries received in a motor vehicle collision returning from a drill on November 12, 2003.

William R. Lawton of Hunters Ambulance Service, Meriden, CT, who died in the line of duty of injuries received in an ambulance-involved motor vehicle collision on September 3, 1989.

Steven Patrick Lovato of American Medical Response, Roswell, NM, who died in the line of duty of gunshot wounds received on a call on March 16, 2002.

Shawn L. Skelly of Southern Oklahoma Ambulance Service, Ardmore, OK, who died in the line of duty of injuries received when struck by a motor vehicle at the scene of a call on October 6, 2002.

Frank M. Tahere of American Medical Response, Honolulu, HI, who died in the line of duty of injuries received in an ambulance-involved motor vehicle collision on March 1, 2003.

Zhe “Zack” Zeng of Brighton Volunteer Ambulance, Rochester, NY, who died in the line of duty in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.