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Year Honored
2020
Honoree
Matthew Smelser
Title
Paramedic
Agency
Rostraver - West Newton Emergency Services
Agency City
Rostraver Township
Agency State
Pennsylvania
Last Call
1/5/2020
Cause of Death
Struck by Vehicle
Biography
Matthew Smelser died in the line-of-duty after he was struck by a vehicle while attending to an injured person at the scene of an accident. Matt was a Paramedic Supervisor who had spent almost 25 years in EMS and loved to teach others coming into the profession. He was known as a jack-of-all-trades, a phenomenal paramedic and a feisty family man with a deep sense of humor and strong faith.