2002 Notices of Line of Duty Death

EMT Justin Robert Mangum
Age:	20
Date of Death:	December 16, 2002
Date of Funeral:	December 20, 2002
Agency:	Mechanicsville Volunteer Rescue Squad, Mechanicsville, MD
Cause of Death:	MVA while responding to call.
Paramedic James Blanchard
Age:	47
Date of Death:	December 10, 2002
Date of Funeral:	December 16, 2002
Agency:	Hennepin County Medical Center EMS, Minneapolis, MN
Cause of Death:	Cardiac Arrest while on duty.
Paramedic John Hunter
Age:	34
Date of Death:	October 14, 2002
Date of Funeral:	TBA
Agency:	Allen's Ambulance Service, Booneville, KY
Cause of Death:	Cardiac Arrest on Duty
Paramedic Michael Shane Gilmore
Age:	31
Date of Death:	October 6, 2002
Date of Funeral:	October 10, 2002
Agency:	Southern Oklahoma Ambulance Service, Ardmore, OK
Cause of Death:	Struck by a vehicle while on an accident scene
Paramedic Shawn L. Skelly
Age:	28
Date of Death:	October 6, 2002
Date of Funeral:	October 9, 2002
Agency:	Southern Oklahoma Ambulance Service, Ardmore, OK
Cause of Death:	Struck by a vehicle while on an accident scene
Flight Nurse Gail Ann Hauk
Age:	40
Date of Death:	September 9, 2002
Date of Funeral:	TBA
Agency:	Careflight - Avera St. Luke's Hospital , Aberdeen, SD
Cause of Death:	Aero-medical aviation accident
Pilot Masaaki Suzuki
Age:	39
Date of Death:	September 9, 2002
Date of Funeral:	TBA
Agency:	Careflight - Avera St. Luke's Hospital , Aberdeen, SD
Cause of Death:	Aero-medical aviation accident
Flight Paramedic Andrew J. Wiley
Age:	23
Date of Death:	September 9, 2002
Date of Funeral:	TBA
Agency:	Careflight - Avera St. Luke's Hospital , Aberdeen, SD
Cause of Death:	Aero-medical aviation accident
EMT-D John L. Moore
Age:	42
Date of Death:	August 19, 2002
Date of Funeral:	August 22, 2002
Agency:	Ellerbe Rescue Squad, Ellerbe, NC
Cause of Death:	Chief Moore was struck by a car at an accident scene
EMT-D Andre Robert Lahens
Age:	46
Date of Death:	April 26, 2002
Date of Funeral:	May 1, 2002
Agency:	FDNY Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, New York City, NY
Cause of Death:	Ambulance Accident
Pilot Raymond Watson
Age:	50
Date of Death:	March 21, 2002
Date of Funeral:
Agency:	MOuntain Lifeflight, Susanville, CA
Cause of Death:	Medical Helicopter Crash
Flight Nurse Anthony "Tony" Pirraglia
Age:	47
Date of Death:	January 19, 2002
Date of Funeral:	TBA
Agency:	MEDUCARE - Medical University of SC, Charleston, SC
Cause of Death:	Fatal shooting
Flight Nurse Kelly Conti
Age:	38
Date of Death:	January 18, 2002
Date of Funeral:	TBA
Agency:	Stat MedEvac, Pittsburg, PA.
Cause of Death:	Aero-medical aviation accident
Paramedic Robert Shawn Ervin
Age:	43
Date of Death:	January 1, 2002
Date of Funeral:	January 12, 2002
Agency:	Jefferson County EMS, Madras, OR
Cause of Death:	Struck by truck at scene of MVA

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The posting of a Notice of Line of Duty Death is for notification purposes only. Eligibility for inclusion in the National EMS Memorial Service requires that NEMSMS Criteria is met and that a Nomination Form be completed and submitted to the Service.

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