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Honors
an individual whose vocation is Emergency Medical Services.
This award is named for Carol Gillooly and William Lawton who
were killed in the line of duty. William
(Bill) Lawton was a volunteer firefighter for Killingworth Volunteer
Fire Department and a full time employee of Hunter’s Ambulance
Service, Inc. Bill was a
state certified EMT and had recently completed an Emergency Vehicle
Operator’s course. He was
well prepared for his job as an EMT and driver. Carol
Gillooly, 30, was employed by Middlesex Hospital and by Hunter’s
Ambulance as an EMT. That
night in September was to be Carol’s final orientation shift.
Upon completion of the shift, Carol would be granted full company
authorization to function as an EMT.
This would allow her to put her many hours of training and skills
practice to work to help others. However,
nothing could have prepared Bill and Carol for what was going to happen
just before 10 p.m. on the evening of September 2, 1989.
On Route 16 in Colchester a drunk driver in a pickup truck
traveling in excess of 70 miles per hour rounded a corner, crossed the
highway centerline, and struck head on, the ambulance in which Bill and
Carol were transferring a non - emergent patient.
The wreck subsequently erupted into flames.
Ironically, Carol and Bill’s lives were taken from them by a
member of the community for which they had vowed to serve as EMT’s.
Candidates
for this award must: ·
Choose
EMS as full or part time vocation. ·
Contribute
to the excellence of EMS in their area. ·
Demonstrate
true commitment to their
vocation in pre-hospital care. This award was established in 1991. |
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