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2004 Notices of Line of Duty Death

Flight Paramedic Doreen Renee Johnson
Age:26
Date of Death:December 14, 2004
Date of Funeral:December 23, 2004
Agency:Air Evac Services, Phoenix, AZ
Cause of Death: Aeromedical Aviation Accident
 
EMT-I/Dive Rescue Technician Molly O Ahlgren
Age:47
Date of Death:November 30, 2004
Date of Funeral:December 6, 2004
Agency:Sitka Fire Department, Sitka, AK
Cause of Death:Boating accident enroute to a EMS call
 
Pilot/Captain Karl A. Kolb
Age:56
Date of Death:October 24, 2004
Date of Funeral:TBA
Agency:Med Flight Air Ambulance, Albuquerque, NM
Cause of Death:Aeromedical Aviation Accident
 
Pilot/First Officer K. John Lamphere
Age:30
Date of Death:October 24, 2004
Date of Funeral:TBA
Agency:Med Flight Air Ambulance, Albuquerque, NM
Cause of Death:Aeromedical Aviation Accident
 
Flight Paramedic Marco E. Villalobos
Age:33
Date of Death:October 24, 2004
Date of Funeral:TBA
Agency:Med Flight Air Ambulance, Albuquerque, NM
Cause of Death:Aeromedical Aviation Accident
 
Flight Paramedic Donald L. Womble
Age:45
Date of Death:October 24, 2004
Date of Funeral:TBA
Agency:Med Flight Air Ambulance, Albuquerque, NM
Cause of Death:Aeromedical Aviation Accident
 
Flight Nurse Laura A. Womble
Age:47
Date of Death:October 24, 2004
Date of Funeral:TBA
Agency:Med Flight Air Ambulance, Albuquerque, NM
Cause of Death:Aeromedical Aviation Accident
 
EMT Captain Steve Rosenfeld
Age:52
date of Death:September 9, 2004
date of Funeral:TBA
agency:Salem Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., Culpeper, VA
cause of Death: Collapsed on Scene of MVC
 
EMT David Bokow
Age:18
Date of Death:September 4, 2004
Date of Funeral:September 5, 2004
Agency:Pulse Medical/Union Emergency Medical Unit, West Paterson/Union, NJ
Cause of Death:Ambulance involved MVC
 
Flight Paramedic Todd Melvin Hellman
Age:40
Date of Death:August 21, 2004
Date of Funeral:August 27, 2004
Agency:Access Air Ambulance, Elko, NV
Cause of Death:Areo-medical aviation accident
 
Pilot Roger Eldon Morrison
Age:54
Date of Death:August 21, 2004
Date of Funeral:August 27, 2004
Agency:Access Air Ambulance, Elko, NV
Cause of Death:Aeromedical aviation accident
 
Flight Nurse Lisa Marie Ortega-Landers
Age:35
Date of Death:August 21, 2004
Date of Funeral:TBD
Agency:Access Air Ambulance, Elko, NV
Cause of Death:Aeromedical aviation accident
 
Flight Paramedic David S. Bacon
Age:31
Date of Death:July 13, 2004
Date of Funeral:TBA
Agency:Regional One - Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC
Cause of Death:Aero-medical aviation accident
 
Pilot Bob Giard
Age:41
Date of Death:July 13, 2004
Date of Funeral:TBA
Agency:Regional One - Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC
Cause of Death:Aero-medical aviation accident
 
Flight Nurse Glenda Tessnear
Age:38
Date of Death:July 13, 2004
Date of Funeral:TBA
Agency:Regional One - Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Spartanburg, SC
Cause of Death:Aero-medical aviation accident
 
Paramedic Lieutenant Edward Neustrom
Age:49
Date of Death:June 18, 2004
Date of Funeral:June 23, 2004
Agency:Johnson County Med-Act, Olathe, KS
Cause of Death:Cardiac arrest on duty
 
EMT Tammy Mundell
Age:29
Date of Death:April 28, 2004
Date of Funeral:May 4, 2004
Agency:Southwest Ambulance, Mesa, AZ
Cause of Death:Ambulance involved MVC
 
EMT Tye Brown
Age:33
Date of Death:April 3, 2004
Date of Funeral:TBA
Agency:MAST Ambulance, Kansas City, KS
Cause of Death:Shot while on duty
 
Paramedic Katherine Malone
Age:30
Date of Death:April 3, 2004
Date of Funeral:TBA
Agency:MAST Ambulance, Kansas City, KS
Cause of Death:Shot while on duty
 
EMT-D James Dodridge
Age:52
Date of Death:March 15, 2004
Date of Funeral:March 20, 2004
Agency:Old Bridge First Aid (Red & White), Old Bridge, NJ
Cause of Death:Struck by car while working MVA
 
FF/EMT Brenda Cowan
Age:40
Date of Death:February 13, 2004
Date of Funeral:
Agency:Lexington Fire Department, Lexington, KY
Cause of Death:Shot while on a call
 
Paramedic Paul Lujan
Age:32
Date of Death:March 21, 2004
Date of Funeral:March 25, 2004
Agency:mch CareStar Air Ambulance Service, Odessa, TX
Cause of Death:Bell 407 Helicopter Crash near Pyote, Texas
 
Pilot Micky Price
Age:45
Date of Death:March 21, 2004
Date of Funeral:March 24, 2004
Agency:mch CareStar Air Ambulace Service, Odessa, TX
Cause of Death:Bell 407 Helicopter Crash near Pyote, Texas
 
Paramedic J. Lon Griffin
Age:34
Date of Death:February 2, 2004
Date of Funeral:TBA
Agency:First Health EMS-Chatham, Pittsboro, NC
Cause of Death:Heart attack while on duty
 
Pilot Ron Laubacher
Age:38
Date of Death:February 1, 2004
Date of Funeral:TBA
Agency:Hawaii Air Ambulance, Honolulu, HI
Cause of Death:Air ambulance aviation accident
 
Flight Paramedic Mandy Shiraki
Age:47
Date of Death:February 1, 2004
Date of Funeral:TBA
Agency:Hawaii Air Ambulance, Honolulu, HI
Cause of Death:Air ambulance aviation accident
 
Flight Paramedic J. Daniel Villiaros
Age:39
Date of Death:February 1, 2004
Date of Funeral:TBA
Agency:Hawaii Air Ambulance, Honolulu, HI
Cause of Death:Air ambulance aviation accident


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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.