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HEROES MEMORIALIZED

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Stacy Redmond valiantly tried to save his housemates in a Midtown boarding house fire. Unfortunately, he was killed by the fire in the process. 

STACY REDMOND

Community Hero

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Dyllan Whittenburg, a 13 year old

, dove into Colorado's Crystal Lake in an attempt to save his three friends who had fallen in. Unfortunately, he became trapped under the ice and had to be rescued by a dive team. He died on November 24th, 2022 in the hospital, just a day after his 14th birthday. 

DYLLAN WHITTENBURG

Student

Community Hero

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On May 15, 2022, a gunman entered the Geneva Presbyterian Church and opened fire. Dr. John Cheng fearlessly rushed towards the shooter and tackled him as others followed suit. Ultimately, the shooter was disarmed. Unfortunately, Dr. John Cheng was shot and killed during the process.

DR. JOHN CHENG

Physician

Community Hero

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On May 1, 2022, a woman drove her SUV, that also contained her daughter, into the Elk river. In a heroic attempt to save both of them, John Forbush jumped into the water, where he likely drowned by hypothermic shock.

JOHN FORBUSH

Firefighter

Community Hero

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Officer Jorge David Alvarado was killed in the line of duty during a shootout. He passed away on February 25th, 2022. 

JORGE ALVARADO

Police Officer

Community Hero

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Arcellie “Celi” Muschamp sacrificed her life to save the boy whose family she worked as a nanny for. She was struck by a speeding truck after pushing a stroller with the boy in it out of the way. After two weeks in the hospital, she passed away on December 31, 2021.

ARCELLIE MUSCHAMP

Nanny

Community Hero

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Officer Yandy Chirino was shot during a confrontation with someone who was trying to open car doors. He passed away on October 18, 2021.

YANDY CHIRINO

Police Officer

Community Hero

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Deputy Philip Campus was shot during a standoff with a shooter who had barricaded himself inside a home. He passed away on July 25, 2021.

PHILLIP CAMPAS

Deputy

Community Hero

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KIMBERLY WINIECKI

Certified Nursing Assistant

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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ADELINE FAGAN

Physician

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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DR. MOHAMMED JAWED

Doctor

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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JOSHUA OBRA

Nurse

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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DULCE GARCIA

Clinical Interpreter

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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MONICA CASAREZ

Surgical Technician

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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ALEYAMMA JOHN

Nurse

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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SEAN BOYNES

Pharmacist

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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DR. DAVID WOLIN

Radiologist

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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CELIA MARCOS

Nurse

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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PAUL CARY

Firefighter and Paramedic

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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Wayne Brooks Jr.  courageously fought a fire that broke out on a cargo ship in Port Newark, Unfortunately, he was trapped in the massive blaze and passed away on July 5, 2023. 

WAYNE BROOKS JR.

Firefighter

Community Hero

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After Horace William Drennan saw a child fall into a drainage culvert, he, along with the child's father, jumped into the water as a rescue attempt. Unfortunately, while the child and his father emerged safely, Drennan did not. He died on August 9, 2022. 

HORACE WILLIAM DRENNAN

Football Coach

Community Hero

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The devastating shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022 claimed the lives of 19 students and 2 teachers. One of the teachers, Irma Garcia, was killed while she was trying to protect her students from the gunman.

IRMA GARCIA

Teacher

Community Hero

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As wildfires raged through Eastland County, Deputy Barbara Fenley was warning residents to save them from the fires. On March 17th, 2022, she was killed by the fires in the line of duty.

BARBARA FENLEY

Deputy

Community Hero

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During a winter storm, Kevin Carlos Rodriguez was helping a mother and her baby by pulling the mother's car out of the snow. However, a tree suddenly fell on him and killed him. He passed away on  December 26, 2021.

KEVIN RODRIGUEZ

Tow Truck Driver

Community Hero

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Officer Mia Goodwin died in a traffic wreck on December 12, 2021 while on duty working at an accident scene. She died only days after returning to work from maternity leave.

MIA GOODWIN

Police Officer

Community Hero

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Jo Acker was shot when she was trying to stop a shooter at the Boise Towne Square Mall. She passed away on October 26, 2021.

JO ACKER

Security Guard

Community Hero

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Sean DeMuynck was found unresponsive on the third floor of a home that he was fighting a fire in. He had been planning on moving back to Canada just the next day to reunite with his family. He passed away on July 4th, 2021.

SEAN DEMUYNCK

Firefighter

Community Hero

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DR. OKECHI NWABARA

Internal Medicine Specialist

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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WILLIAM RICKETTS

Nurse

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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KEITH BROWN

EMT

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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LISA EWALD

Nurse

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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MARILYN HOWARD

School Nurse

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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PAUL MOISE

Nurse

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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JOHN CARECCIA

EMT

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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NANCY MACDONALD

Receptionist

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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JEREMY EMERICH

Veteran, Firefighter, and EMT

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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SHEENA MILES

Nurse

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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DR. RONALD VERRIER

Trauma and Critical Care Surgeon

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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Jamel Henton saw a woman trying to stab two people and immediately rushed in to try to break the fight up, despite the fact that the people involved were complete strangers to him. In the process, he was stabbed in the chest and killed on Wednesday, February 08, 2023. 

JAMEL HENTON

Community Hero

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On August 5, 2022. Wegayewu Faris saw an 8 year old jump into the Iowa River and struggle to get out. Faris swam into the water, trying to rescue the child, but drowned in the process.

WEGAYEWU FARIS

Custodian

Community Hero

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The devastating shooting at Robb Elementary School on May 24, 2022 claimed the lives of 19 students and 2 teachers. Eva Mireles, a 4th grade teacher, was shielding her students from the gunfire when she was shot and killed.

EVA MIRELES

Teacher

Community Hero

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Prior to Putin's invasion of Ukraine, Serge Zevlever had found loving families to adopt hundreds of Ukrainian children with special medical needs. On February 26, 2022, he volunteered to check on the safety of civilians in a Kyiv bomb shelter, but was shot and killed by a sniper.  

Donate to Zevlever's Family

SERGE ZEVLEVER

International Adoption Advocate

Community Hero

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Robert Daniel died on December 10, 2021 during the devastating Western Kentucky Tornado after guiding the inmates he was supervising to a safe place in the candle factory. He saved seven inmates that day.

ROBERT DANIEL

Deputy Jailer

Community Hero

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Joaquin Romero was dragged onto the zipline when trying to help a woman who was not fully strapped in. Fearing that the zipline could not withstand their combined weight, he let go of the zipline in order to save the woman, falling 70 feet to the ground. He passed away on November 1st, 2021.

JOAQUIN ROMERO

Zip Line Worker

Community Hero

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On August 26, 2021, Hunter Lopez was killed in action in a suicide bomb attack at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul.

HUNTER LOPEZ

U.S. Marine

Service Member

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DR. LINATH LIM

Physician

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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DR. JON SCHROCK

Physician

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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ELAINE MCRAE

Nurse

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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ISABELLE PAPADIMITRIOU

Nurse

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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GIANMARCO BERTOLOTTI

Mason

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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MARTIN ADDISON

Speech Pathologist

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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RASHIDA AHMED

Home Health Aid

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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MARYBETH PAPETTI

Nurse

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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DR.TOMAS PATTUGALAN

Internal Medicine Physician

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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SUSAN CICALA

Nurse

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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DR. STEVEN PEREZ

USAF Col. and Physician

COVID-19 Frontline Worker

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