| Year Honored | |
|---|---|
| 2016 | |
| Honoree | |
| William Lawrence McKinney Jr. | |
| Title | |
| Captain | |
| Agency | |
| Rockingham County EMS | |
| Agency City | |
| Wentworth | |
| Agency State | |
| NC | |
| Biography | |
| Captain William “Billy” L. McKinney Jr. of Rockingham County EMS, in Wentworth, North Carolina, died January 14, 2015 at the age of 42. The morning of January 14 Billy had just completed his 12-hour rotation and was headed home. The weather was poor with freezing rain, sleet, and hazardous road conditions reported. While traveling home, Billy stopped to assist a motorist in an accident due to road conditions. While assisting the motorist, he was struck and killed. |
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