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Officer John Smith, 2019 Awardee

Category: Impulse Issue 67

Low-income veterinary surgery center bearing Carnegie hero’s name to open next year

Philip Scholz and dog

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Abby Marie

Carnegie Hero Philip Scholz never let his family forget about their beloved dog years after Sparky died. Scholz was 6 when they lost their pet, but Sparky made cameo appearances …

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From the Archives: Nurse saves father and son from 1913 hospital fire

Nurse Lillian M. Coburn

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Abby Marie

On the cool morning of Sept. 7, 1913, at California’s Susanville Hospital, a father and son were residing in adjacent rooms. William D. Minckler, Sr., a 62-year-old civil engineer, was …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Scott D. Morrison

Carnegie Medal presentation to Scott D. Morrison

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Abby Marie

In a ceremony held Sept. 18, 2021, outside the Rescue (California) Fire Department, Raymond M. Jerrett III, left, presented Scott D. Morrison with the Carnegie Medal. Morrison was recognized for …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to widow of Michael Robert Keyser

Carnegie Medal presentation to widow of Michael Robert Keyser

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Abby Marie

In an emotional ceremony held July 30, 2021, in the community room of the Hesperia (California) Police Department, the widow of two-time Carnegie Medal recipient Michael Robert Keyser, accepted his …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Melinda J. Wilms

Carnegie Medal presentation to Melinda J. Wilms

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Abby Marie

Hero Fund President Eric Zahren, Carnegie Medal recipient Melinda J. Wilms, U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, and Salem (Ohio) Mayor John Berlin admire the Carnegie Medal during an Aug. 23 presentation …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to family of Christian Alexander Burgos

Carnegie Medal presentation to family of Christian Alexander Burgos

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Abby Marie

Officials from Miami-Dade County (Florida) Public Schools on Oct. 4, 2021, presented the Carnegie Medal to the family of Christian Alexander Burgos who drowned Sept. 30, 2019, after Burgos, 17, …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Antonio Morgan

Carnegie Medal presentation to Antonio Morgan

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Abby Marie

For a daring rescue in which he rescued the unresponsive driver from a burning vehicle, rescuer Antonio Morgan, of St. Louis, second from right, received the Carnegie Medal, presented by …

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Carnegie Medal presentation to Christopher Lanski

Carnegie Medal presentation to Christopher Lanski

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Abby Marie

From left, Agawam (Massachusetts) Mayor William P. Sapelli congratulates Christopher Lanski on receiving the Carnegie Medal while Officer Lanski’s chief, Eric Gillis, waits to do the same. The quiet ceremony …

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Overheard: Impulse 67

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Abby Marie

For a guy like me — I was a drug addict living under a bridge for part of my 20s before I got my life back together — so for …

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Friends remembered: Theresa E. Leduc

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Abby Marie

Theresa E. Leduc, 93, of Woonsocket, Rhode Island, died Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, in Sarasota, Florida. On March 13, 1964, Leduc, a 37-year-old homemaker, was driving in Cumberland Hill, Rhode …

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Friends remembered: Jason Mitchell Norman

Jason Mitchell Norman

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Abby Marie

Jason Mitchell Norman, 40, died Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at home in Ronda, North Carolina. On Oct. 26, 2009, Norman, 28, heating and cooling systems installer, was driving in a …

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Friends remembered: Roy Hart

Roy Hart

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Abby Marie

Roy Hart, 81, died Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, at his home in Dos Palos, California. On June 23, 1995, Hart, 55, contractor, was traveling on a highway in Dos Palos, …

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The Quotable A.C.: Impulse 67

The quotable A.C.

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Abby Marie

My heart is in the work.

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Inside the gallery: Two medals tell harrowing tales of water rescues

Robert W. Simpson's Carnegie Medal

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Abby Marie

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 …

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Impulse 67: Board Notes

clues

Posted on November 17, 2021 by Abby Marie

These famous words of Andrew Carnegie — “My heart is in the work” — sweetly capture the vibrant energy that flowed through his business and philanthropic work. So, I was …

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