| Year Honored | |
|---|---|
| 1996 | |
| Honoree | |
| Gerald D Bostic | |
| Agency | |
| Danville Lifesaving Crew | |
| Agency City | |
| Danville | |
| Agency State | |
| VA | |
| Last Call | |
| 10/29/67 | |
| Cause of Death | |
| Ambulance Involved MVC | |
| Biography | |
| When standby calls came in at the Danville Crew, Gerald was the first to volunteer, and it was on a standby call that Gerald lost his life.<br /> <br /> As Gerald and two other crew members were en route to standby at a local football game, the crew's station wagon crashed into the unlighted rear of a logging truck.<br /> <br /> Gerald died 16 days later on October 29, 1967 from injuries he received in the accident. He was 27 years old. Gerald had been employed as a linotype machinist by the Register Publishing Company.<br /> <br /> He left behind his wife, Glenda, and three daughters, Charisse, Elizabeth, and Lorie.<br /> <br /> Honored 1996 |
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