| Year Honored | |
|---|---|
| 1994 | |
| Honoree | |
| Elizabeth R Washebek | |
| Agency | |
| Brazeau Rescue Squad Inc | |
| Agency City | |
| Pound | |
| Agency State | |
| WI | |
| Last Call | |
| 2/6/89 | |
| Cause of Death | |
| Ambulance Involved MVC | |
| Biography | |
| Elizabeth, an emergency medical technician with the Brazeau Rescue Squad, died of massive internal injuries as a result of an auto accident on Monday, February 6, 1989. She was riding in the back of the ambulance while attending a patient during transport to the hospital.<br /> <br /> When the ambulance collided with a semi-trailer in an intersection, the impact threw Elizabeth from the squad vehicle Don and Elizabeth were the parents of one daughter, Karen, and five sons--David, James, Thomas, Donald, Jr., and Loren--and were well known in the Brazeau community.<br /> <br /> For five years they owned and operated Don and Betty's Resort at White Potato Lake, Wisconsin. She was a member of the choir at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church.<br /> <br /> Elizabeth Weshebek's devotion to helping others ended in tragedy. She was 53 years old.<br /> <br /> Honored 1994 |
The United States Official National EMS Memorial Service
