| Year Honored | |
|---|---|
| 2009 | |
| Honoree | |
| Mark Ward Coyne | |
| Agency | |
| University of Wisconsin Med Flight | |
| Agency City | |
| Madison | |
| Agency State | |
| WI | |
| Last Call | |
| 5/10/08 | |
| Cause of Death | |
| Medical Aviation Accident | |
| Biography | |
| Mark Coyne loved sailing, flying, and Jimmy Buffett. But most of all, Mark loved teaching EMS. A couple of weeks before the accident, Mark was talking to a colleague and said, "You know, I really make a difference with what I do. Teaching really means something. I've affected a lot of people."<br /> <br /> Mark was one of three crew members killed in a University of Wisconsin Hospital Med Flight helicopter accident on May 10, 2008.<br /> <br /> In 1981, Mark joined the nursing staff at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics. Five years later, he was recruited to the UW Med Flight program where he worked as a part-time flight nurse for the last 22 years. In addition, Mark was a full-time Emergency Medical Services instructor at the Madison Area Technical College since 1986.<br /> <br /> Education is like a candle, it loses nothing by lighting another candle and, oh, how many you have lit.<br /> <br /> Honored 2009 |
The United States Official National EMS Memorial Service
