| Year Honored | |
|---|---|
| 1998 | |
| Honoree | |
| Elizabeth W Barber | |
| Agency | |
| AirLife-Denver | |
| Agency City | |
| Aurora | |
| Agency State | |
| CO | |
| Last Call | |
| 12/14/97 | |
| Cause of Death | |
| Medical Aviation Accident | |
| Biography | |
| Hours before she died in the horrific crash of an AirLife medical helicopter on December 14, 1997, flight nurse Beth Barber told a friend she had no fear of flying in a helicopter. Saving lives was what she was trying to do the night she lost hers Beth, a 33-year old Aurora, Colorado resident, was a nurse for 10 years and had beenwith AirLife since 1993. She volunteered on the Keystone Arapahoe Basin ski patrol for eight years.<br /> <br /> "Beth was a true health care professional, always concerned about the patient," said Steve Gittelman, an AirLife flight nurse."She was a great friend to everyone, and always had a smile on her face."<br /> <br /> Beth lost her life just after lifting off from the scene of a major accident when the helicopter struck electrical wires and crashed. All members of the crew and the patient who was critically injured in a head-on collision were killed in the crash.<br /> <br /> Beth's husband of six months, Bob Mayer, is a nurse at University Hospital where she also worked.<br /> <br /> Honored 1998 |
The United States Official National EMS Memorial Service
