Overheard: Impulse 74
A hero in every sense of the word. — Father of Katherine M. Wenszell, Carnegie Medal recipient #10143 She didn’t think about herself, she didn’t hesitate, she didn’t think what …
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Alabama church observes anniversary of shooting with worship, memorial garden
By Shireen Korkzan/Episcopal News Service June 16 marked one year since three Episcopalians were killed in a shooting at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, a suburb of …
Hero Fund internship program grows
This summer, two interns have joined the ranks at the Carnegie Hero Fund staff. University of Pittsburgh rising junior John DeSantes joined Claire Skirtirch, an intern since 2021, on the …
Descendants of 2-time Carnegie Medal recipient visit Pittsburgh, Hero Fund
Although Michael O’Neill knew his father was a Carnegie hero, he didn’t know the details. That’s why, after seeing a rerun of the 60 Minutes story detailing the Hero Fund’s …
Impulse 74: Board notes
The Carnegie Hero Fund is blessed to work with a remarkable group of people, the rescuers whose deeds have earned them the Carnegie Medal. Many critically important nonprofit organizations deal …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Paul W. Bandy, Aimee Johns, and Heath Braddock
At a Pacific Grove, California, Carnegie Medal presentation held June 25, heroes Paul W. Bandy, Aimee Johns, and Heath Braddock, right, display the Carnegie Medal while flanking Stephen F. Bruemmer, …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Daniel Franz
New York Environmental Conservation Officer Daniel Franz holds the Carnegie Medal that was presented to him during a Carmel, New York, town meeting held July 5. Pictured from left are …
Carnegie Medal presentation in honor of Aden Perry
Sarah Perry, mother of Carnegie Hero Aden Spencer Perry displays the Carnegie Medal while Broward County (Florida) Mayor Lamar P. Fisher, left, and the Broward County Commissioners applaud at …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Jose M. Pichardo
Carnegie Hero Jose M. Pichardo poses with New Hampshire Fire Marshal Sean P. Toomey, who presented Pichardo with the Carnegie Medal at a June 20 presentation at the Nashua (New …
Friends Remembered: Odis Lee Jones, JR.
Carnegie Hero Odis Lee Jones, Jr., 84, died Sunday, May 28, 2023, in Okolona, Mississippi. Jones, then a 27-year-old conveyer operator living in Shannon, Mississippi, received the Carnegie Medal after …
Friends Remembered: William Harold Denzer
Carnegie Hero William Harold Denzer, 72, died Sunday, July 2, 2023, in Germantown, Ohio. He was born Jan. 29, 1951, to William and Marilyn Denzer in Newark, Ohio. Denzer received …
Friends Remembered: Dennis J. Myers
Carnegie Hero Dennis J. Myers, 71, died Tuesday, May 16, 2023, in Leipsic, Ohio, surrounded by his family. Myers was born to Norman and Helen Myers on Dec. 20, 1951, …
Friends Remembered: Gerald M. Forrester
Carnegie Hero Gerald M. Forrester, 82, died Tuesday, May 30, 2023, in Shelton, Washington. Forrester was awarded the Carnegie Medal for saving the life of fellow Carnegie hero Richard Swenson …
Behind the Scenes: Commission elects 2 new members
The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission is pleased to announce the recent election of two new members. Duane D. Holloway is a senior vice president, general counsel, and chief ethics and …
From the Archives: 1994 – Modest farmhand saves Quebec farmer from attacking bull
Warren Deacon, a 47-year-old beef farmer from Waterville, Quebec, had begun Nov. 25, 1994, like any other, as he took responsibility for rounding up the cattle on his farm. Located …
Hero reunited with Carnegie Medal 30 years after loss in devastating flood
A son went to extraordinary lengths to reunite his 93-year-old father with the Carnegie Medal he earned 58 years earlier. Harold Nickens, Sr., was 34 when he saved a 49-year-old …
Inside the gallery: 2 Carnegie Medals from the 1970s tell the story of 2 harrowing fire rescues
Every year, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission distributes individually-struck, bronze medals to award recipients or their families with the hope that they will serve as a lasting reminder of the …
From the Archives: 17-year-old disarms high school shooter in Oregon
Before classes began at Thurston High School in Springfield, Oregon, on May 21, 1998, between 100 and 200 students were milling about in the cafeteria, including 17-year-old student Jacob Russell …
Behind the Scenes: Admin. assistant finds ‘place’ at Hero Fund
I FOUND MY PLACE. When I walked through the doors here at Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, I KNEW. I started at the Carnegie Hero Fund as a temporary employee in …
Friends Remembered: Damion Derobbio
Damion DeRobbio, 43, died on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at his home in Poland, Ohio. DeRobbio was born in Pittsburgh on March 29, 1979, to Philip Anthony and Margaret Caitlyn …