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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
My heart is in the work.
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 …
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 …
