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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.