The National EMS Memorial Service 2019 Honorees

The National EMS Memorial Service (NEMSMS), the National EMS Memorial Foundation (NEMSMF), and the National EMS Memorial Bike Ride (NEMSMBR) remember and honor emergency medical services personnel who have died in the line of duty and recognizes the ultimate sacrifice our Nation’s fallen EMS have made for their fellow man in the Greater Washington DC area in May annually.

The NEMSMS, the NEMSMF, and the NEMSMBR will pay tribute to EMS fallen during 2019 National EMS Weekend of Honor, scheduled May 17-19 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center located at 201 Waterfront St., Oxon Hill, MD 20745.

It is with great honor that the National EMS Memorial Service announces the 2019 Honorees:

Carroll Whalin, Miller Funeral Home Ambulance, January 13, 1961, Ambulance Crash, Texas

Cecil Brownlee, Miller Funeral Home Ambulance, January 13, 1961, Ambulance Crash, Texas

Larry Oberle, Sr., Alpha Fire Co Community Ambulance, August 1, 1971, Pennsylvania

Walter Nelson, FDNY, May 2, 2014, New York

Tim McClanahan, Lewes Fire Department, July 11, 2016, Delaware

Michael Guttenberg, FDNY, October 17, 2017, New York

Mousa Chaban, Tri-County Ambulance Service, January 22, 2018, Indiana

Joeddy Friszell, FDNY, March 5, 2018, New York

Steven Werner, Paramount Ambulance, April 27, 2018, Iowa

Gregory L. Rosenthal, Ascension Wisconsin Spirit Medical Transport, April 27, 2018, Wisconsin

Rico Caruso, Ascension Wisconsin Spirit Medical Transport, April 27, 2018, Wisconsin

Garry John, American Medical Response, February 13, 2018, Nevada

Klint Mitchell, Ascension Wisconsin Spirit Medical Transport, April 27, 2018, Wisconsin

Matthew Adams, UnityPoint Health-Meriter, May 20, 2018, Wisconsin

Patrica Osburn, North Beach Fire and Rescue, May 26, 2018, Maryland

Felipe Torre, FDNY, October 10, 2018, New York

Robert Reeder, Crozer-Chester Medical Center, October 20, 2018, Pennsylvania

Jennifer Cross, Portsmouth Emergency Ambulance Service, October 26, 2018, Ohio

Chris Iverson, Bismarck Air Medical, November 18, 2018, North Dakota

Todd Lasky, Bismarck Air Medical, November 18, 2018, North Dakota

Bonnie Cook, Bismarck Air Medical, November 18, 2018, North Dakota

Martha Stewart, FDNY, November 18, 2018, New York

Joseph Rodriguez, FDNY, November 23, 2018, New York

Nicole VanHeel, Gold Cross Ambulance, November 25, 2018, Minnesota

Zachary Pruitt, Medical Center EMS, November 30, 2018, Tennessee

Felipe Huerta, Jr., Hidalgo County EMS, December 16, 2018, Texas