Friends Remembered: Impulse No.83
Friends Remembered is a collection of tributes to Carnegie heroes, beneficiaries, and others we have lost since the last edition of Impulse. They are listed chronologically by date of passing. …
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Officer John Smith,
2019 Awardee
Overheard: Impulse 83
To be honest with you, I think that most people would have done this. – Lewis A. Medina, Carnegie Hero #10302 I wasn’t thinking about myself at all. I was …
1982: Salesman saves “Raging Bull” actress from stalker
On a street outside her apartment in West Hollywood, California, Theresa Saldana sensed that bystanders were near, but nobody was coming closer to help her despite her screams. On …
Hero Fund president celebrates 10 years as Hero Fund board member
Hero Fund Chair Thomas L. Wentling Jr., right, unfurls a resolution for Hero Fund President Eric P. Zahren, left, to celebrate his 10-year-milestone anniversary as a Hero Fund board member. …
Impulse 83: Board Notes
I hope you won’t consider me disloyal to our great Carnegie heroes if I tell you I do sometimes think about other kinds of heroism – the kind that does …
Las Vegas Hero Fund talk includes local Carnegie hero
No sooner had Carnegie Hero Fund Commission Chair Thomas L. Wentling Jr. retired from a 48-year career as a financial advisor, his cousin beckoned him to Las Vegas to talk …
Carnegie Hero among rescuers in 1913 Bathhouse tragedy
By Ron Suduiko In 1848, plans for Lawrence, Massachusetts, envisioned it as a ‘new industrial city,’ one that would attract labor with offers of good jobs, reasonable pay, good housing, …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Kennis Steven Goodman
Mayor Miko Pickett of Mullins, South Carolina, presented the Carnegie Medal to Kennis Steven Goodman at an Oct. 14 presentation held at city hall. “We had the honor of …
Carnegie Medal presentation to John Reinhardt
Limestone County, Alabama, Commission Chairman Collin Daly presented the Carnegie Medal to John Reinhardt at an Oct. 6 presentation held at the city council building in Athens, Alabama. Reinhardt was …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Justin Baird
York, Ontario, Regional Police Chief presented the Carnegie Medal to police officer Justin Baird at a private presentation held Oct. 16 at their police station in Aurora, Ontario. Baird …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Troy White
Contra Costa County Supervisor Diane Burgis presented the Carnegie Medal to Troy White at an Oct. 7 ceremony held at the county administration building in Martinez, California. White was awarded …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Devin John Moore
Shelbyville, Indiana, police Chief Bill Dwenger presented the Carnegie Medal to Devin John Moore at a Sept. 24 presentation at Shelbyville City Hall. Moore rescued a couple from burning …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Jared Moore
Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Thomas Carrique presented the Carnegie Medal to police officer Jared Moore at a Sept. 10 presentation at the Ontario Provincial Police annual awards ceremony. Moore …
Carnegie Medal presentation to the family of Roland V. Hueston III
Carnegie Hero Fund President Eric Zahren presented the Carnegie Medal to the family of Roland V. Hueston III at a presentation held on Saturday, Oct. 4, in New York City. …
Carnegie Medal presentation to the family of Mark Anthony Batista
Carnegie Hero Fund President Eric Zahren presented the Carnegie Medal to the family of firefighter Mark Anthony Batista on Saturday, Oct. 4, at the New York City Fire Department …
Carnegie Medal presentation to A.J. Slater
U.S. Rep. Scott Franklin of Florida presented the Carnegie Medal to A.J. Slater at a small presentation held at Franklin’s district office in Lakeland, Florida, on Sept. 23. Slater rescued …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Steven Jacob Shannon
U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher of Texas presented the Carnegie Medal to Steven Jacob Shannon at her office in Houston on Aug. 13. Shannon was awarded the medal after saving …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Gary J. Lawson and Cody M. McCready
Sonoma County, California, Sheriff Eddie Engram presented the Carnegie Medal to police officer Gary J. Lawson and sheriff’s deputy Cody M. McCready at a presentation held at the Sonoma …
Carnegie Medal presentation to the family of Amari Quarles
The family of 15-year-old Amari Quarles held a ceremony in mid-September to honor his heroic sacrifice and posthumous Carnegie hero designation at Natomas High School in Sacramento, California, where …
Carnegie Medal presentation to Alec Christian Larson
U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd of Colorado presented the Carnegie Medal to Alec Christian Larson at his office in Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on Friday, September 5. Larson was honored with the …