2021 Scholarships & Special Awards Recipients
CHRISTOPHER BENSON
EMS Leadership
Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
BRENDA MORRISSEY
EMS EDUCATOR OF EXCELLENCE
Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
MICHAEL BARKER
EMS COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST OF EXCELLENCE
Huntington Community First Aid Squad
EMS UNIT CITATION/AGENCY OF THE YEAR
TRI-COMMUNITY AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.
Region 1
EMS YOUTH SQUAD OF EXCELLENCE
HUNTINGTON COMMUNITY FIRST AID YOUTH SQUAD POST 215
District 7
ALEXANDER BAYER
EMS Youth squad Member of Excellence
Huntington Community First Aid Youth Squad Post 215
ERIKA TESSITORE
BLS PROVIDER OF EXCELLENCE
Cobleskill Rescue Squad
LAURA GLUCK
ALS PROVIDER OF EXCELLECE
Rockland Mobile Care
JOHN DUFFY, RN
EMS REGISTERED NURSE OF EXCELLENCE
Garnet Health Medical Center
WILLIAM H. GREENHUT, MD
EMS Medical Provider of Excellence MD
Montefiore-Nyack Hospital Emergency Department
DALE BARTOLOMEO
Meritorious Award
Huntington Community First Aid Squad
2021 Memorials
SWIPE FOR FULL TABLE
Name | Organization | District/Region |
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Madeline Coe Conklin | Spring Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps | District 1 |
Peggy Farelli | Haverstraw Volunteer Ambulance Corps | District 1 |
Richard W. Hamilton | Haverstraw Volunteer Ambulance Corps | District 1 |
Moshe Herzog | William P. Faist Volunteer Ambulance Corps | District 1 |
Anthony J. Maggio | New City Ambulance / Monroe Woodbury Ambulance | District 1 |
Barbara Langbert | Spring Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps | District 1 |
David Schneebalg | William P. Faist Volunteer Ambulance Corps | District 1 |
Jack Hutton | Peninsula Volunteer Ambulance Corps | District 4 |
Vivian Danzinger | Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance Corps | District 4 |
Hugh F. Budd | Otisville Mt. Hope Volunteer Ambulance Corps | District 5 |
Donna Cook | Town of Newburgh Emergency Medical Services | District 5 |
Jake Conklin | Monroe Volunteer Ambulance Corps | District 5 |
Peter G. Devies | Greenwood Lake Volunteer Ambulance Corps | District 5 |
Louise A. Henry | Pine Bush Volunteer Ambulance Corps | District 5 |
Sheila Jean Lent | Town of Newburgh Emergency Medical Services | District 5 |
Mary E. Miller | Town of Marlboro Volunteer Ambulance Corps | District 5 |
Peter P. Rosaschi, Jr. | Monroe Volunteer Ambulance Corps | District 5 |
Fancis X. Scanzano | New Windsor Volunteer Ambulance Corps | District 5 |
Terrence A. Taylor | Town of Wallkill Volunteer Ambulance Corps | District 5 |
Judith E. Tomline | Town of Montgomery Volunteer Ambulance Corps | District 5 |
Frank Vineis | Lenape Volunteer Ambulance Corps | District 5 |
James Ingwerson | Huntington Community First Aid Squad | District 7 |
Felcia Kelsey | Huntington Community First Aid Squad | District 7 |
Joseph Nappi | Huntington Community First Aid Squad | District 7 |
Paul Nathan | Huntington Community First Aid Squad | District 7 |
June Offerman | Huntington Community First Aid Squad | District 7 |
Brandon Rijo | Bay Shore Brightwaters Rescue Squad | District 7 |
Mathew Sisinni | Huntington Community First Aid Squad | District 7 |
Edna Teague | Central Islip / Hauppauge Emergency Medical Services | District 7 |
Carol Wissner | Huntington Community First Aid Squad | District 7 |
Thomas Winters | Elmont Fire Department | District 12 |
Grace E. Allen | Northern Oswego County Emergency Medical Services | Region 2 |
Marie. G. Davis | Malta Volunteer Ambulance Corps | Region 2 |
Willis Diefendorf | Cazenovia Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps | Region 2 |
Grace C. Fenno | Mid County Volunteer Ambulance Corps | Region 2 |
Joseph Myers | Delmar-Bethlehem Emergency Medical Services | Region 2 |
Keith Pierce | Cobleskill Volunteer Ambulance Corps | Region 2 |
Horace D. Pratt | Lake Placid Volunteer Ambulance Corps | Region 2 |
Michael Rutnik | Delmar-Bethlehem Emergency Medical Services, Line of Duty Death | Region 2 |
Tammy T. Tocci | Flanders Volunteer Ambulance Corps | Region 2 |
Cathy J. Waite | Fonda-Fultonville Volunteer Ambulance Corps | Region 2 |
Mary Arceo | Garrison Volunteer Ambulance Corps | Region 3 |
Alverta P. Champagne | Mamakating First Aid Squad | Region 3 |
Mario DiFelice | North Tarrytown Volunteer Ambulance Corps | Region 3 |
David Jewett | New Paltz Rescue Squad | Region 3 |
Isaac Kantrowitz | Woodridge Volunteer Ambulance Corps | Region 3 |
Grietje Lewis | Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps | Region 3 |
Barbara Prescott | Garrison Volunteer Ambulance Corps | Region 3 |
Corrine K. Rose | Phillipstown Volunteer Ambulance Corps | Region 3 |
William E. Smith | Garrison Volunteer Ambulance Corps | Region 3 |
Gregory Tavormina | Woodbourne Fire Department First Aid Squad | Region 3 |
Peter Von Bergen | Garrison Volunteer Ambulance Corps | Region 3 |
2020 Scholarships & Special Awards Recipients
Laura Jones
Registered Nurse of Excellence
Orange Regional Medical Center
Dr. Dennis Mao
Emergency Medical Doctor of Excellence
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mary Brenner
EMS Communications Specialist of Excellence
Huntington Community First Aid Squad
Richard Greer
EMS Person of Excellence ALS
Rockland Paramedic Services
Fiona Witkowski
EMS Person of Excellence BLS
Huntington Community First Aid Squad
Gianna Punzi
EMS Youth Squad Member of Excellence
Stony Point Ambulance Corps.
Bay Shore Brightwaters Rescue Ambulance Youth Squad
EMS Youth Squad of Excellence
Huntington Comunity First Aid Squad
EMS Unit Citation
John Waite
EMS Educator of Excellence
Rockland County EMS & Stony Point Ambulance Corps.
Desiree Leone-Stoll
EMS Leadership Award
Rockland County EMS & Stony Point Ambulance Corps.
Desiree Leone-Stoll
Richard W.O. Beebe Exemplary Educator Award
Rockland County EMS & Stony Point Ambulance Corps.
NYSVARA Scholarship Recipients
Gianna Punzi
Stony Point Ambulance Corps.
Saba Gulzar
Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance
Luke P. Towers
Huntington Community First Aid Squad
Victoria "Tori" Waite
Stony Point Ambulance
2020 Memorials
SWIPE FOR FULL TABLE
Name | Organization | District/Region |
---|---|---|
Jorge Cartamiul | New City Ambulance Corps. | District 1 |
Ron Dowen | Stony Point Volunteer Ambulance | District 1 |
Philip Francis | Pearl River VAC | District 1 |
Julia S. Martin | Spring Hill VAC | District 1 |
Rita Lyons | Haverstraw Ambulance | District 1 |
Barry Bashkoff | Bedford-Stuyvesant VAC | District 4 |
Edward J. Gabriel | Bravo VAC | District 4 |
Michael Ansbach | Glendale VAC & Ridgewood VAC | District 4 |
Christopher J. Kagenaar | Ridgewood VAC | District 4 |
Karen Zwally | Glendale VAC | District 4 |
Joseph Magnus | Middle Village VAC | District 4 |
Ruben Rodriguez | Ridgewood VAC | District 4 |
John Bennet | Woodhaven-Richmond Hill VAC | District 4 |
Colin Bucca | Woodhaven-Richmond Hill VAC | District 4 |
Salvatore Mancuso | Blooming Grove VAC | District 5 |
John B. Greehy | Cornwall VAC | District 5 |
Robert Schreibeis | Florida Fire District | District 5 |
Robert Entwistle | Greenville VAC | District 5 |
Evelyn M. Bell | Monroe VAC & Chester VAC | District 5 |
Kathleen Taylor Goerlitz | Monroe VAC | District 5 |
Karen Juckas | Pine Bush VAC | District 5 |
Snowdrop Smith | Town of Highlands VAC | District 5 |
Jane G. Sager | Town of Newburgh EMS | District 5 |
Lois Sanacrose | Town of Newburgh EMS | District 5 |
Patricia G. Poptanich | Wallkill VAC | District 5 |
Barbara L. Hahn | Jefferson VAC | District 6 |
Mary Nadena Vasko | Town of Liberty VAC | District 6 |
Robert J. Dinerstein, Esq. | Commack VAC | District 7 |
John Karam | Malverne VAC | District 12 |
David Stone | Riverbay VAC | District 18 |
Suzanne Castle Williams | Central Oneida County VAC | Region 1 |
Robbie Unger | Webster EMS | Region 1 |
Dale E. Jaynes | Schuler County EMS | Region 1 |
Michael Garrett, MD | Midstate Region EMS | Region 2 |
Don Whitty | Schroon Lake EMS | Region 2 |
Allan Simmons | Garrison VAC | Region 3 |
Barry Brown | Mohegan VAC | Region 3 |
Drill Challenge Champions
Adult Competition
Medical Drills
Team | Company | Placement |
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3rd place | ||
2nd place | ||
1st place |
Trauma Drills
Team | Company | Placement |
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3rd place | ||
2nd place | ||
1st place |
OVERALL ADULT:
Trophy:
Youth Competition
Medical Drills
Team | Company | Placement |
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3rd place | ||
2nd place | ||
1st place |
Trauma Drills
Team | Company | Placement |
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3rd place | ||
2nd place | ||
1st place |
OVERALL YOUTH:
Trophy:
Novice Competition
Adult Novice
Trophy:Youth Novice
Trophy:
Scholarship Recipients
Special Awards Recipients
Saba Gulzar
Youth Squad Member of Excellence
Robert Biersack
BLS Person of Excellence
District 7 - Huntington Community First Aid Squad
Dave Gordon
ALS Person of Excellence
Amy Doty
Communications Specialist of Excellence
Orange County
New Windsor VAC
EMS Unit Citation
District 5
Rohan Malhotra
NYSVARA AWARD
District 4 - Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
Magdalena Mazur
NYSVARA & PRIMIM NON NOCERE FOUNDATION, INC. AWARD
District 4 - Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
Donna Robinson
Registered Professional Nurse of the Year
Dr. Kaushal Shah
Licensed Emergency Medical Care Physicianof the Year
Orange Regional Medical Group
Alan Wolfe
Leadership Award
District 4 - Forest Hills VAC
Isaac Gregory
Civilian Star of Life
Brian Canty
Education Award
District 7 - Huntington Community First Aid Squad
Christopher Stewart
Meritorious Award
District 1 - William P. Faist VAC
Memorials
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Drill Challenge Champions
Adult Competition
Medical Drills
Team | Company | Placement |
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Devil Dogs - Senior | Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps Trophy: Sponsored by Montefiore-Nyack Hospital |
3rd place |
Rescisitors | Ridgewood Volunteer Ambulance Corps Trophy: In Memory of NYSVARA District 1 members who answered their last call |
2nd place |
Send It | Haverstraw Ambulance Corps Trophy: in memory of Charles Hummel by Rescue Training Institute-EMS Division |
1st place |
Trauma Drills
Team | Company | Placement |
---|---|---|
Send It | Haverstraw Ambulance Corps Trophy: In Memory of Bill Stockdale, Sr. NYSVARA District 12 |
3rd place |
Devil Dogs - Omega | Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps Trophy: In Honor of NYSVARA District 1 Members- Past, Present and Future |
2nd place |
Devil Dogs - Senior | Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps Trophy: Sponsored by Suffolk County Ambulance Chiefs Association |
1st place |
OVERALL ADULT: Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps: "Devil Dogs - Senior"
Trophy: In Memory of our deceased members-Huntington Community First Aid Squad
Youth Competition
Medical Drills
Team | Company | Placement |
---|---|---|
SPAC Attack | Stony Point Ambulance Corps Trophy: In Memory of Bill Stockdale, Sr. NYSVARA District 12 |
3rd place |
Shock, Paper, Scissors | Wantagh Levittown Volunteer Ambulance Corps Trophy: In Memory of Dr. Charles Hummel District 4 Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance |
2nd place |
Devil Dogs - Beta | Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps Trophy: In Memory of Dr. Charles Hummel by Emergency Aid Training, Inc. |
1st place |
Trauma Drills
Team | Company | Placement |
---|---|---|
Sense of Humerious | Wantagh Levittown Volunteer Ambulance Corps Trophy: In Memory of our deceased members- Mount Kisco Volunteer Ambulance |
3rd place |
Devil Dogs - Beta | Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps Trophy: In Memory of Ex-Chief Tommy Cronogue Always Remember Be Safe |
2nd place |
Shock, Paper, Scissors | Wantagh Levittown Volunteer Ambulance Corps Trophy: Donated by NYSVARA District 7-Suffolk County |
1st place |
OVERALL YOUTH: Wantagh Levittown Volunteer Ambulance Corps: "Shock, Paper, Scissors"
Trophy: Congratulations from-Bay Shore Brightwaters Rescue Ambulance
Novice Competition
**This year we had NO Novice Competing teams, however we would like to THANK 2 sponsors for their Trophies
Adult Novice
Trophy: In Memory of Susan Esposito, RN/BSN, South Orangetown Ambulance Corps NYSVARA-District 1 from Henry HenningYouth Novice
Trophy: Sponsored by Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps.-Youth Squad
Scholarship Recipients
Pridha Kumar
District 4
Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
Steven Mehling
District 5
Warwick Volunteer Ambulance
Dana Sliverstein
District 7
Huntington Community First Aid Squad
Kara Furey-Lessen
District 4
Bravo Volunteer Squad
Joshua Feld
District 18
Little Neck-Douglaston Community Ambulance
Special Awards Recipients
Chaya Greenwald
Youth Squad Member of Excellence
District 1 – Spring Hill Community Ambulance Corps.
Andrew Heuler, NREMT
BLS Person of Excellence
District 1 – Spring Hill Community Ambulance Corps.
Yechiel Turner, NRP, CCEMT-P
ALS Person of Excellence
District 1 – Spring Hill Community Ambulance Corps.
Peter Mair
Communications Specialist of Excellence
District 1 – Spring Hill Community Ambulance Corps. & Ramapo Police Department
Roy Renna & Anthony Bu
EMS Unit Citation
District 4 - Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
Forest Hills VAC Youth Corps.
EMS Youth Squad of Excellence
District 4
Kimberly Hartle, RN
Registered Professional Nurse of Excellence
District 1 – Good Samaritan Hospital
Robert Crupi, MD
Licensed Emergency Medical Care Physician of Excellence
District 4 – Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
Peter Lantin
EMS Leadership Award
Region 2 – Black River Ambulance Service
Ellen Burg
Civilian Star of Life
District 4
Memorials
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The President’s Award
Teresa A. Hamilton
District 1
Special Recognition for Years of Service to EMS
Lee Burns
Director of EMS
New York State Department of Health
Bureau of EMS
The Richard Beebe Exemplary Educator Award 2017
Kim Lippes
District 1
Drill Challenge Champions
Adult Competition
Medical Drills
Team | Company | Placement |
---|---|---|
Devil Dogs Delta | Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance | 3rd place |
Devil Dogs Echo | Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance | 2nd place |
Station 51-K | Haverstraw Ambulance Corps | 1st place |
Trauma Drills
Team | Company | Placement |
---|---|---|
Devil Dogs Delta | Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance | 3rd place |
Devil Dogs Echo | Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance | 2nd place |
Station 51-K | Haverstraw Ambulance Corps | 1st place |
OVERALL ADULT: HAVERSTRAW AMBULANCE COPRS. “STATION 51-K”
Youth Competition
Medical Drills
Team | Company | Placement |
---|---|---|
Trauma Hawks Too | Haverstraw Ambulance Corps | 3rd place |
Heroes In Disguise | Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance | 2nd place |
Trauma Mamas | BayShore Brightwaters Rescue Squad | 1st place |
Trauma Drills
Team | Company | Placement |
---|---|---|
Devil Dogs Beta | Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance | 3rd place |
Heroes In Disguise | Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance | 2nd place |
Squad Goals | Wantagh Levittown Ambulance | 1st place |
OVERALL YOUTH: GLEN OAKS VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE “HEROES IN DISGUISE”
Scholarship Recipients
Jessica P. Rambao
District 4
Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
Kei Ara M. Solomon
District 7
Wyandanch Wheatley Heights Ambulance Corps.
Daniel T. Mackey
Region 3
Westerio Rescue Squad
Special Awards Recipients
Jessica P. Rambo
Youth Squad Member of Excellence
District 4 – Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
Mitchell Barashy
BLS Provider of Excellence
District 4 – Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
Henley Wu
ALS Provider of Excellence
District 4 – Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
Joseph DeLucia
Communications Specialist of Excellence
District 1 – County of Rockland Sheriffs Communications Division
Sloatsburg Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
District 1 – EMS Unit Citation
Christine Nugent
District 1 – Nyack Hospital
Registered Nurse of Excellence
Jeffrey Rabrich, MD
District 1 – Nyack Hospital
Licensed Medical Provider of Excellence
Peter Lantin
District 4 – Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
EMS Leadership of Excellence
Rockland County Division of EMS
Rockland County Police Academy
Rockland Paramedic Services
District 1 – Rockland County EMS Educators of Excellence
Memorials
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Drill Challenge Champions
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Scholarship Recipients
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Special Awards Recipients
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Memorials
DISTRICT ONE | |
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Wesley Miasnik | Nanuet VAC |
Eddie Onderdonk | Stony Point VAC |
DISTRICT FOUR | |
Dr. Larry Montley, Medical Director | NYC EMS |
Thomas Meehan Jr. | Glendale VAC |
DISTRICT FIVE | |
Chris Olsen | Beacon VAC |
Christopher Markert | Goshen VAC |
William Doremus | Monroe VAC |
Adrian Dewitt | Pine Bush VAC |
Mae Saft Dunn | Pine Bush VAC |
Kathleen Kelly | Pine Bush VAC |
Dennis Aumick | Port Jervis VAC |
Maryann Pierson | Port Jervis VAC |
Louise Julian | Town of Highlands VAC |
William Stroppel | Town of Highlands VAC |
Robert Dolan | Wallkill VAC |
Robert Wynkoop | Wallkill VAC |
Scott Doty | Warwick Comm. Amb. Corp |
William Eckhardt | Woodbury Comm. Amb. Corp |
James O'Shea | Woodbury Comm. Amb. Corp |
DISTRICT SIX | |
Joyce O'Connor | Ellenville First Aid & Rescue Squad |
Debra A. Hall | Woodbourne VAC |
DISTRICT SEVEN | |
Thomas Lauteulere | Riverhead VAC |
DISTRICT TWELVE | |
Rabbi Heshy Jacob | Chevra Hatzola |
David Walsh | Malverne VAC |
James Dishman | North Bellmore F.D. |
REGION THREE | |
Jack H.G. Rose | Mount Marion F.D. |
REGION TWO | |
Richard W.O. Beebe | Western Turnpike Rescue Sqd.,/ Town of Gullderland EMS |
We also remembered those deceased members whose names we did not receive.
In addition, we remembered All U.S. Military Personal Who Gave Their All In Line of Duty
Drill Challenge Champions
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Scholarship Recipients
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Special Awards Recipients
UNIT CITATION
Haverstraw Volunteer Ambulance Corps
EMS COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST OF EXCELLENCE
Lorraine Monahan
Emergency Medical & Police Dispatcher
Clarkstown Police Department
EMS EDUCATOR OF EXCELLENCE
Brenda Morrissey
Chairperson of Training & Quality Management Committee
Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance Corps
EMS YOUTH SQUAD MEMBER OF EXCELLENCE
Cassidy Hubert
Captain of the Stony Point Abmulance Corps Youth Squad
Jenson John
Captain of the Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance Corps Youth Squad
Basic Life Support PROVIDER of the YEAR
Aaron Glatzer
Spring Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps
Advanced Life Support PROVIDER of the YEAR
Laura Gluck
Rockland Paramedic Service / Mobile Care
REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSE OF EXCELLENCE
Toni Bolduc
Orange Regional Medical Center
LICENSED MEDICAL PROVIDER OF EXCELLENCE
Dr. Mark Papish
Hyack Hospital
EMS LEADERSHIP
Jerrold Gelbard
CIVILIAN STAR OF LIFE
Figo
Memorials
DISTRICT ONE | |
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Richard Bower | Ramapo Valley Ambulance Corps |
Dan Brady | Rockland Paramedic Service |
Sue Esposito | South Orangetown Ambulance Corps |
Kitty Rooney Koch | South Orangetown Ambulance Corps |
Jane Martucci | South Orangetown Ambulance Corps |
Irving Schucker | Spring Hill Community Ambulance |
Gloria C. Smith | Spring Hill Community Ambulance |
William V. Baisley | Stony Point Vol. Ambulance corp |
Bernadette R. Mallon | Tuxedo Vol. Ambulance Corp |
Janet M. Mehling | Tuxedo Vol. Ambulance Corp |
William H. Sahler, Sr. | Tuxedo Vol. Ambulance Corp |
Blossom Hirshfield | W.P. Faist Vol. Ambulance Corp |
DISTRICT FOUR | |
Celila Gelbard | Glen Oaks Vol. Ambulance Corp |
Hanna Pike | Glen Oaks Vol. Ambulance Corp |
Becky Sickles | Glen Oaks Vol. Ambulance Corp |
Margaret Koerber | Glendale Vol. Ambulance Corp |
Morris Faielewicz | Hatzolah EMS |
DISTRICT FIVE | |
Alan Fisch | Beacon VAC |
Nicholas Basilico | Blooming Grove VAC |
Donald F. Roach | Florida Fire Dept Amb. Corps |
Frederick Bramich, Jr. | Florida Fire Dept Amb. Corps |
Catherine Sosler | Greenwood Lake VAC |
Muriel Uhrig | Greenville VAC |
Michael Prokopchak | Monroe VAC |
Raymond Gallagher | New Windsor VAC |
Linda Denman | Pine Bush VAC |
Patricia R. Pirog | Pine Bush VAC |
William F. Spina | Pine Bush VAC |
Lisa M. Smith | Town of Newburgh EMS |
Donna Quick | Walden VAC |
James A. Ryan | Walden VAC |
Faith B. Bailey | Woodbury Comm. Amb. Corp |
Nancy Anne Skoog | Woodbury Comm. Amb. Corp |
DISTRICT SIX | |
Thomas E. Warren | Liberty VAC |
E. Robert Fuhr | Marbletown First Aid Squad |
John E. Pease, Jr. | Olive First Aid Squad |
DISTRICT SEVEN | |
Alfred Manzella | Bayshore-Brightwaters Rescue Squad |
Bonita McQueen | Bayshore-Brightwaters Rescue Squad |
Michael Kilpatrick | Brentwood Legion Ambulance |
Elizabeth Fucito | Central Islip-Hauppague VAC |
Ralph E. Oswald (LODD) | Hampton Bays Ambulance |
Clara Elliot | Huntington Comm. First Aid Squad |
Tom Kinaid | Huntington Comm. First Aid Squad |
George Woznick | Huntington Comm. First Aid Squad |
Jeanette Thome | No. Patchogue Fire Dept. |
Sister Mary McCarthy | Wyandanch/Wheatly Heights Amb. Corps |
DISTRICT TWELVE | |
Annie Schriefer | Elmont Fire Dept. EMS |
Joseph Sanford, Jr. (LODD) | Inwood Fire Department |
DISTRICT FIFTEEN | |
John Nagy (LODD) | Central Oneida Comm. VAC/ Mercy Flight |
Matt Benn | Utica Fire Department Ambulance |
DISTRICT SIXTEEN | |
Barry G. Miller (LODD) | Bergen Vol. Fire Dept. Amb. |
DISTRICT EIGHTEEN | |
George P. Benedetto | Flushing VAC |
Joseph DiBenedetto | Flushing VAC |
REGION THREE / DISTRICT THIRTY | |
Michael D. Brown | Arlington Fire Dept., Engine 5 |
Alissa Hochman | Harrison VAC |
Matthew J. Kavanah | Hastings-on-Hudson Fire Dept. Amb. |
Elena Brennen | Sleepy Hollow VAC |
John Cellente | Sleepy Hollow VAC |
George Lux Sr. | Somers Vol. Fire Dept. |
Alfred J. Stipo | Somers Vol. Fire Dept. |
We also remembered those deceased members whose names we did not receive.
In addition, we remembered All U.S. Military Personal Who Gave Their All In Line of Duty
Drill Challenge Champions
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Scholarship Recipients
BAYSHORE BRIGHTWATERS RESCUE AMBULANCE
KARYN HAYNES
HUNTINGTON COMMUNITY FIRST AID SQUAD
CASEY E. ORR
WOODBOURNE FIRE DEPARTMENT- FIRST AID SQUAD
COIJRTNEY A. STACK
Special Awards Recipients
Youth Squad of the Year
Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance Youth Squad
Youth Squad Member of the Year
Ryan Hirschi
New City Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
EMS Educator of Excellence
Angela Marchionni
EMS Outreach Coordinator
Orange Regional Medical Center
Basic Life Support PROVIDER of the YEAR
Kuat Vetter
Huntington Community First Aid Squad
Advanced Life Support PROVIDER of the YEAR
Bernice Plata-Garatti
Rockland Paramedic Services/Rockland Mobile Care
COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST OF THE VEAR
PETER MEDINA
RAMAPO POLICE DEPARTMENT (Retired this year)
Emergency Room Registered Nurse OF THE VEAR
DAWN SAGRUE- NURSE MANAGER
NYACK HOSPITAL
Emergency Room Medical Doctor OF THE VEAR
DENNIS MAO, MD
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
EMS LEADERSHIP OF THE VEAR
BRENDA MORRISSEY
Glen Oaks Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
EMS UNIT CITATION
GLEN OAKS VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS.
EMS MERITORIOUS AWARD
HUNTINGTON CO'MMUNITY FIRST AID SQUAD
TOM HOGAN
DONNA GURTOWSKI
CHELSEA MILLER
DEBORAH RUDILOSSO
ANN SCHWARTZ
MARK CAPPOLA
Memorials
DISTRICT ONE | |
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Alice Grasso | WILLIAM P. FAIST VAC |
Linda DeShields | WILLIAM P. FAIST VAC |
Richard Capper | HAVERSTRAW VAC |
Christopher Deficiani | HAVERSTRAW VAC |
Helen Trimble Mercury | HAVERSTRAW VAC |
Gary Zeh | HAVERSTRAW VAC |
Harold J. Ferrari | NANUET VAC |
Theodore R. Dusanenko | NEW CITY VAC |
John C. Burkowski II | RAMAPO VAC |
Esther Goetschius | SLOATSBURG VAC |
Myra Bicknell | STONY POINT VAC |
Marian Duke | STONY POINT VAC |
Kay Ludwig | STONY POINT VAC |
William Martin Malloy | STONY POINT VAC |
Sam Richmond | STONY POINT VAC |
DISTRICT FOUR | |
Gene Anderson | BRAVO VAC |
Brennon Jones | Central Park Medical Unit |
Anne Hummel | Glendale VAC |
Ed Weinberg | Glen Oaks VAC |
George Hoffer | Peninsula VAC |
Gloria A. Lighthall | Rockaway Point VAC |
DISTRICT FIVE | |
Alan Fisch | Beacon VAC |
Kenneth Oboyski | Chester VAC |
Sylvia Corwin Butzgy | Florida Fire Dept Amb. Corps |
Katherine Grohoski | Florida Fire Dept Amb. Corps |
Catherine Sosler | Florida Fire Dept Amb. Corps |
Doris Phillips Doud | Greenwood Lake VAC |
D. Vivian Ketcham | Otisville-Ml Hope VAC |
Alfred Ted Blair | Port Jervis VAC |
Helen M. Armstrong | Town of Highlands VAC |
Joseph R. Cyr, Sr. | Town of Highlands VAC |
Charles L. Terwilliger | Town of Montgomery VAC |
Daniel J. Holt | Town of Newburgh EMS |
MARTIN SCHUPPER | NEW WINDSOR VAC |
Barbara E. Bedford | Wallkill VAC |
Frances Batz | Warwick VAC |
DISTRICT SIX | |
Ruth Meyers | American Legion Ambulance |
Augusta Hull, Sr. | Ellenville First Aid Squad |
Gladys L. Devaney | Liberty VAC |
Archie T. Dean, Jr. | Neversink First Aid Squad |
DISTRICT SEVEN | |
Jason Ross | Holbrook Fire Dept. |
William Lauro | Huntington Comm. First Aid Squad |
Barbara Carey | Medford VAC |
Carl Dippel | Medford VAC |
Rose Gunner | Medford VAC |
Ross Huffer | Nesconset Fire Dept. EMS Div. |
DISTRICT TWELVE | |
Benetta "Bunny" Loser | Elmont Fire Dept. EMS |
John Anthony Stefane | Elmont Fire Dept. EMS |
DISTRICT EIGHTEEN | |
William C. Rock | Whitestone Community Amb. |
REGION THREE / DISTRICT THIRTY | |
Joseph Prefontaine | Ossining VAC |
We also remembered those deceased members whose names we did not receive.
In addition, we remembered All U.S. Military Personal Who Gave Their All In Line of Duty
Drill Challenge Champions
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Scholarship Recipients
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Special Awards Recipients
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Memorials
DISTRICT ONE | |
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Frederick T. Zugibe | Haverstraw VAC |
Robert Berkert | New City VAC |
Ronald Binaghi, Sr | Old Pappan F. A. Corps |
DISTRICT FOUR | |
Eva Frigenbaum | Glen Oaks VAC |
Arthur Peckholdt | Glen Oaks VAC |
David G. Restucci (LODD) | Staten Island Univ. Hospital |
Samantha Brooke Lawrence | Rock VAC |
DISTRICT FIVE | |
Edward M. Negersmth | Chester VAC |
Francis C. Bickel | Pine Bush VAC |
Georgia L. King | Pine Bush VAC |
Agnes V. Thomas | Pine Bush VAC |
Mary-Teresa Hansen | Town of Highlands VAC |
Dale Michael Cook | Town of Newburgh EMS |
Robert Westerfield | Town of Newburgh EMS |
Charles McLean | Town of Wallkill VAC |
Leonard T. Papa | Town of Wallkill VAC |
Audrey Bellerosa | Walden VAC |
Patricia T. Holbert | Walden VAC |
Walter Seely, Jr. | Warwick Comm. Amb. Corps |
David L. Stage | Warwick Comm. Amb. Corps |
David H. Adams | Woodbury Comm. Amb. Corp |
Isabelle "Sammy" Babcock | Woodbury Comm. Amb. Corp |
DISTRICT SIX | |
Richard Olsen | Bethel VAC |
Elmer W. Roxby | Kerhonksen Rescue Squad |
Thomas E. Burkhouse | Ellenville F.A. & Rescue Squad |
Franklin L. Hyatt | Ellenville F.A. & Rescue Squad |
Matthew D. Stopard | Ellenville F.A. & Rescue Squad |
Gloria B. Shaver | Livingston Manor VAC |
Charles Merritts | Mamakating F.A. Squad |
DISTRICT SEVEN | |
William Fitzpatrick, Sr. | Central Islip/Hauppaugh VAC |
William G. Altmann | Commack VAC |
Charles Beach | Huntington Comm. First Aid Squad |
James Conte, Assemblyman | Huntington Comm. First Aid Squad |
Bernard Hershkowitz | Huntington Comm. First Aid Squad |
William Martin | Huntington Comm. First Aid Squad |
Ronald Shields | Huntington Comm. First Aid Squad |
Arlette Stanecker | Huntington Comm. First Aid Squad |
Carl Dippel | Medford VAC |
Carol Buffa | Wyandanch/Wheatley Heights VAC |
Samuel McKaskeri, Jr. | Wyandanch/Wheatley Heights VAC |
DISTRICT TWELVE | |
Lucille Montrony | Elmont Fire Dept. EMS |
Jack Miidner | Elmont Fire Dept. EMS |
Jeffrey Matthews | Nassau City P.D. Amb. Bureau |
Sarah R. Tiksak | Wantaugh Levittown VAC |
DISTRICT FIFTEEN | |
Eric Monty (LODD) | Champlain EMS |
Richard R. Jones (LODD) | North Area VAC |
Steve Stevenson (LODD) | Otsego FD |
DISTRICT SIXTEEN | |
Michael Chiapperini (LODD) | West Webster VFD |
Thomasz Kaczowka (LODD) | West Webster VFD |
DISTRICT NINETEEN | |
Joseph "Joe" Maybury | Johnstown Area VAC |
REGION TWO | |
Karl Vebber | Black River Amb. Squad |
Eric Loucks | Little Falls Amb |
REGION THREE | |
Robert Scannell | E. Fishkill Rescue Squad |
William W. Sutter | E. Fishkill Rescue Squad |
Mary L. Stawicki | Port Chester / Rye VAC |
Nicholas DeRobertis, M.D. | Somers VFD & Westch. Cty. Emerg. Center |
Gladys M. Wolkof | Town of Lewisboro VAC |
We also remembered those deceased members whose names we did not receive.
In addition, we remembered All U.S. Military Personal Who Gave Their All In Line of Duty
Drill Challenge Champions
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Scholarship Recipients
CANADAIGUA EMS
KHRISTEEN SPROUL
CENTRAL ISLIP HAUPPAUGE
DANIELLE KIRKLAVA
HUNTINGTON COMMUNITY FIRST AID SQUAD
PATRICIA SALAJKA
Special Awards Recipients
MD OF THE YEAR:
Beacon Volunteer Ambulance
Dr. Francine Brooks
RN OF THE YEAR:
Good Samaritan Hospital & Nyack Hospital ER’s
Patsy Kivelihan
EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR:
Rockland Paramedic Services
John Scanlon
UNIT CITATION:
Exchange of the Islips Members
Thomas McLaughlin & Jared Gunst
Youth Squad of the Year:
Haverstraw Ambulance Corps Youth Squad
Youth Corps Member of the Year:
Bay Shore Brightwaters Rescue Squad
Anthony Garcia Jr.
Leadership of the Year:
The New York State Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Association, Inc.
Michael J. Mastrianni, Jr.
EMS Person of the Year:
Spring Hill EMS
Chief Steve Kaye
Memorials
DISTRICT ONE | |
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Arnold Candela, Sr. | Haverstraw VAC |
John Petrillo | Haverstraw VAC |
Gladys Moore | Sloatsburg VAC |
DISTRICT FOUR | |
Sandy Notaro | Bensonhurst VAC |
Joseph Santangelo | Flatlands VAC |
Sarah Lynch | Peninsula VAC |
Julia K. Rahilly | Peninsula VAC |
DISTRICT FIVE | |
Arthur A. Croughan | Chester VAC |
Lauran Lee Moore | Chester VAC |
Joseph Phillip Pilus | Cornwall VAC |
Edmound Ryerson | Greenwood Lake VAC |
Karen Anne Trazino | Greenwood Lake VAC |
Albert E. Pushman, Jr. | New Windsor VAC |
Rev. Paul C. Baresel, Jr. | Pine Bush & Monroe VAC |
Elizabeth W. Foote | Pine Bush VAC |
Lillian Vanderploeg | Pine Bush VAC |
Joseph Dembroski | Plattekill FA Unit |
Hugh "Frank" Bigger | Port Jervis VAC |
Janice "Jenny" Kolk | Port Jervis VAC |
Frederick C. Penny | Port Jervis VAC |
Steven C. Baran | Town of Highlands VAC |
Bjorn Haughland | Town of Newburgh EMS |
Marion L. Slocum | Town of Newburgh EMS |
John H. Laskaris | Town of Wallkill VAC |
Frances L. O'Reilly | Walden VAC |
John "Bill" Minturn | Warwick VAC |
Herbert M. Wood, Sr. | Warwick VAC |
Margaret E. Merriman | Woodbury Comm. Amb. Corp |
Patricia E. Nedball | Woodbury Comm. Amb. Corp |
DISTRICT SIX | |
Ruth M. DeFazio | Bethel VAC |
Ruby E. McKenzie | Ellenville FA Squad |
Bertha Mae Muhlig | Liberty VAC |
Jerome E. Bullock | Loch Sheldrake VAC |
Ola L. Arnott | Mamakating FA Squad |
Lloyd Taylor | Marbletown FA Squad |
Garren S. Buagh | Monticello VAC |
Louise H. Melchick | Town of Liberty VAC |
DISTRICT SEVEN | |
Walter Horn | Flanders-Northampton VAC |
Salvatore Signorelli | Huntington Comm. FA Squad |
Corrine "Cory" Taylor | Huntington Comm. FA Squad |
L Kaura Meisenzahl | Middle Island Fire Dept. |
DISTRICT TWELVE | |
Kelly Ann Cartmell | Lynbrook Fire Dept. |
Christopher Natoli | Wantaugh Levittown VAC/FDNY |
We also remembered those deceased members whose names we did not receive.
In addition, we remembered All U.S. Military Personal Who Gave Their All In Line of Duty
Drill Challenge Champions
Team | Problem 1 | Problem 2 | Overall | Overall Placed |
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Youth | ||||
Stony Point, Alaskan Fire Dragons | 2395 | 3275 | 5670 | 10 |
Bayshore, Injectables | 2635 | 4775 | 7410 | 9 |
New City, Bloody Trauma | 3060 | 5250 | 8310 | 7 |
Haverstraw, The Rock | 3315 | 5125 | 8440 | 5 |
Huntington, Did ‘ey Make it | 3540 | 4875 | 8415 | 6 |
Exchange, Code Red | 3925 | 4900 | 8825 | 3 |
Wantagh-Levittown, Revive 5 | 3245 | 4650 | 7945 | 8 |
Wyandanch, One Dance | 4445 | 4425 | 8870 | 2 |
Stony Point, Token Thunder | 4965 | 3700 | 8665 | 4 |
Exchange, Cyanotic Stars | 5035 | 5000 | 10035 | 1 |
Senior | ||||
Middle Island, Trauma Hawks | 3745 | 4375 | 8120 | 2 |
Wantagh-Levittown, Apollo’s Hooligans | 3700 | 5150 | 8850 | 1 |
Exchange, Revivers | 2730 | 5075 | 7805 | 3 |
Scholarship Recipients
THE BON SECOUR-GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL ERNIE STONICK - NYSVARA SCHOLARSHIP
KATHLEEN GAINES - BLACK RIVER AMBULANCE SQUAD
THE BON SECOUR-GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL ERNIE STONICK-NYSVARA SCHOLARSHIP
MARC HAHN - FLATLANDS VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS
NEW YORK STATE VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE & RESCUE ASSOCIATION, INC. BOB RADENBERG SCHOLARSHIP
TOM C. THOMAS - GLEN OAKS VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE COPRS
Special Awards Recipients
EMS EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR:
ERNIE STONICK
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL
UNIT CITATION OF THE YEAR:
GLEN OAKS VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS. &
NEW WINDSOR VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS.
EMS COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR:
BRETT LEVINE
RAMAPO POLICE DEPARTMENT
YOUTH SQUAD MEMBER OF THE YEAR:
DANNY ABREU
STONY POINT AMBULANCE CORPS.
EMS PROVIDER OF THE YEAR:
WESLEY FISCHAMN
SPRING HILL COMMUNITY AMBUANCE CORPS.
EMS LEADERSHIP AWARD:
KIM LIPPES
ROCKLAND COUNTY EMS COORIDINATOR
EMS PHYSICIAN OF THE YEAR:
BRIAN BLAUFEUX, MD
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL-ED
EMS REGISTERED NURSE OF THE YEAR:
STEVE CRAVER, RN
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL-ED
SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Over the years various members of BLACK RIVER AMBULANCE SERVICE have volunteered their time to be room monitors during our Educational seminars. The value of their commitment and service has been greatly appreciated by the PULSE CHECK convention committee and especially by the Educational committee.
Thank you for your efforts!
Memorials
The following LINE OF DUTY DEATHS received recognition and honor: | |
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District 5 JOSHUA P. SULLIVAN | Port Jervis VAC |
District 15 RUSSELL HOGUE | Spensorport VAC |
District 19 PAUL A. BAZINET | Empire Ambulance Service |
Region 3 KAREN A. HAND | Broome Volunteer Emergency Squad |
Region 3 LEROY A. KEMP | Tioga Emergency Squad |
DISTRICT ONE | |
SAUL SMOLAR | WILLIAM P. FAIST VAC |
MICKEY MCGRADY-NOVAK | HAVERSTRAW VAC |
ARTHUR J. DILLIN | NANUET VAC |
DONALD A. ELFERS | NANUET VAC |
NANCY FUCHS | NANUET VAC |
ANNA VIRGINIA CHARTERS | NYACK VAC |
FIONA BOND-SMITH | SO. ORANGETOWN VAC |
JOHN G. KOPAC | SO. ORANGETOWN VAC |
FRANCIS CARELLA | STONY POINT VAC |
CAROL LARKIN | STONY POINT VAC |
MARTHA "BOBBIE" MACGUFFIE, MD | FOUNDER, NYACK HOSP.BURN CTR. |
MICHAEL S. LIPPE, MD | GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL |
DISTRICT FOUR | |
LOIS HALLERMAN | GLEN OAKS VAC |
JEFFREY STIMAN | GLEN OAKS VAC |
BEVERLY BREWSTER-BYLIK | PENINSULA VAC |
NANCY VITALIE | PENINSULA VAC |
DISTRICT FIVE | |
CARL MORTENSEN | BEACON VAC |
VIRGINIA C. JEFFERIES | BLOOMING GROVE VAC |
DOROTHY E. MACVEIGH | CHESTER & GOSHEN VAC |
KARL BRANDL | CORNWALL VAC |
SHIRLEY A. HANDFORTH | CORNWALL VAC |
GARY L. SKINNER | CORNWALL VAC |
JERRY WILLIAMS | GARDINER VFD RESCUE SQ. |
ELFIO "AL" POLITI | GREENVILLE VAC |
EDWARD COLLINS | GREENWOOD LAKE VAC |
KENNETH C. GORSE | MONROE VAC |
SALVADORE DIMICELI | PINE BUSH VAC |
JOSEPH A. CALLAHAN | NEW WINDSOR VAC |
MARTIN SCHUPPER | NEW WINDSOR VAC |
JOSHUA PATRICK SULLIVAN | PORT JERVIS VAC (LODD) |
ANGELA "JULIA" KILLIAN | TOWN OF HIGHLANDS VAC |
KEVIN R. FREEMAN | TOWN OF MONTGOMERY VAC |
WALTER WIESBECK | TOWN OF WALLKILL VAC |
JOSEPH F. KELLY, JR. | WALLKILL VAC |
HELEN A. WITHEREL | WALLKILL VAC |
JAMES R. KRETZ | WOODBURY VAC |
DISTRICT SIX | |
RICHARD A. LOTT | JEFFERSON VAC |
RICHARD A. LOTT | JEFFERSON VAC |
BARRY COOPERSTEIN | LIBERTY VAC |
JOHN D. NOREN | NEVERSINK FIRST AID SQ. |
PEARL CLARK DUMONT | ROCK HILL VAC |
JAMES E. KENNETT, JR. | ROCK HILL VAC |
ELIZABETH J. HAWKER | TUSTEN VAC |
RUTH BAXTER | MOUNTAINDALE F.A. SQUAD |
DISTRICT SEVEN | |
JANE LASORSA | HUNTINGTON COMM. F.A. SQUAD |
NORMA SIGNORELLI | HUNTINGTON COMM. F.A. SQUAD |
MELISSA "MISSY" CROKE | SOUTHAMPTON VILLAGE VAC |
DISTRICT TWELVE | |
DONALD BENNETT | ELMONT FIRE DEPT. ENG. 4 |
GEORGE BRAND | ELMONT FIRE DEPT. ENG. 4 |
HARRY PALMER | ELMONT FIRE DEPT. ENG. 2 |
STEVEN LINZER | NCPD EMERGENCY AMB. BUREAU |
BRUNO E. WOLFF | WANTAUGH-LEVITTOWN VAC |
DISTRICT FIFTEEN | |
RUSSELL HOGUE | SPENCERPORT VOL. AMB. SQ.(LODD) |
DISTRICT EIGHTEEN | |
HERBERT J. KLEIN | WHITESTONE COMMUNITY AMB. SERV. |
DISTRICT NINETEEN | |
PAUL A. BAZINET | EMPIRE AMBULANCE SERVICE (LODD) |
BENJAMIN JOHNSON | MID COUNTY VAC |
KAY MALLETT | MID COUNTY VAC |
ROBERT MALLETT | MID COUNTY VAC |
ROGER QUINN | WEST ALBANY VAC |
EDITH NOLTNER | FONDA FULTONVILLE VAC |
REGION ONE | |
CAROL A. YACKLE | EDEN EMERGENCY SQUAD |
REGION THREE | |
KAREN A. HAND | BROOME VOL. EMERGENCY SQ. (LODD) |
LEROY A. KEMP | TIOGA EMERGENCY SQUAD (LODD) |
ROBERT MAURO | FAIRVIEW FIRE DEPT. |
ELIZABETH "BETTY" SAUL | HYDE PARK FD/ARLINGTON FIRE DIST. |
CHARLES T. PURDY, JR. | SOMERS FIRE DEPT. |
NEW JERSEY STATE FIRST AID COUNCIL | |
MICHAEL KENWOOD | PINCETON F.A. & RESCUE SQ. (LODD) |
MATTHEW PELLETTERE | RIVER EDGE VAC (LODD) |
We also remembered those deceased members whose names we did not receive.
In addition, we remembered and shall never forget those who died on 9-11-2001, 53 Emergency Medical Service Providers and the countless Firefighters, Police Officers, Port Authority Officers, Court Officers, K-9 officers, Clergy and Civilians who perished that day. Last but not least, we remembered all our military personnel who gave their all in the pursuit of Freedom and those who continue to fight for our freedom.