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Year Honored
1996
Honoree
Michael J Sciutto
Agency
Leamon's Ambulance
Agency City
Lena
Agency State
IL
Last Call
12/18/95
Cause of Death
Non Ambulance Involved MVC
Biography
At the age of 14, Mike began working the radios for Cedarville Fire Department, and became an active firefighter and an EMT-A at the age of 18.<br /> <br /> He received his certification as a firefighter II in 1995 and certification as a paramedic during the month of his death. Mike died on December 18, 1995, after his truck ran off the road and struck an embankment.<br /> <br /> Ironically, he was answering a call to Leamon's Ambulance for emergency care for a cardiac patient. Although Mike was only 24 when he died, friends remember his dedication to the community and his willingness to help in times of need.<br /> <br /> Honored 1996