West Union has always been a little ... different. One former resident commented recently three things about West Union were way beyond a town of its size. One was the Library, another was the park. But one thing about West Union that was extraordinary was the ambulance service.
West Union paused this week to honor one of its own who was key in developing that service. Rick Poorman died as a result of injuries suffered in a traffic accident involving the ambulance he was working in. No world shattering act, nothing particularly outstanding all, just a traffic accident.
The response has been breathtaking. The funeral visitation started at 4 PM Wednesday and went on until 11 ! People Rick had touched from literally all over the country showed up to honor him.
West Union paused this week to honor one of its own who was key in developing that service. Rick Poorman died as a result of injuries suffered in a traffic accident involving the ambulance he was working in. No world shattering act, nothing particularly outstanding all, just a traffic accident.
The response has been breathtaking. The funeral visitation started at 4 PM Wednesday and went on until 11 ! People Rick had touched from literally all over the country showed up to honor him.
The funeral Thursday was almost as amazing. Fire departments and ambulance services from all over Illinois and Indiana sent representatives, and equipment to honor Rick
Marshall sent 2 trucks and crew to man our station during the funeral
It was an honor to have them do this.
Saw something I'd never seen at a burial. 2 medical evacuation helicopters, from different providers, flew over the grave site.
To make everyone's day complete, at 9 PM the Fire Dept gets paged to Chiltons Cafe for a fire. Fortunately it was a grass fire behind the building we put out quickly.
1 comment:
Why is it after we lose someone that we then begin to realize what an impact they have on our lives and the lives of those around us. How grand would it have been to have done this for him before and to make us all realize how special he really was and how many lives he was really an affect on. We need to take the time to tell those still left that we encounter how much they really mean to us and have done for us. Just like you Mike I look forward to your blog and check it daily Love it enjoy it and hope you keep it up. You have always been my favorite cuz Love ya
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