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Squad
Person of the Year Award
Initiated in 1986, this honor is
awarded to the person or persons considered
by the membership to have contributed most significantly to squad
operations,
including committed duty hours, clean-ups, and business and training
meetings.
2007 Squad Person of the
Year:
Dan Thomas
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Semi-retired Entrepreneur in ...
Printing/Graphic Arts/Retail Hardware/Building Products
Married to Architectural
Designer
Together they
Restore/Preserve Older Vintage Homes
Three Adult Children, two
Grandchildren
Restored Mobjack Sailing
Camp Home & Facilities
Education: Bachelor of
Science in Design/Graphics
Completed Emergency
Vehicle Operators Course
Certified Virginia First
Responder
Enrolled in Training for
Certification to Virginia Emergency Medical Technician
Virginia Certified Hunter Education Instructor
Water-type
Rescue
Operations since 1978 in Ohio and North Carolina
Previously Certified as
North Carolina Emergency Medical Technician
Volunteer Firefighter in
North Carolina
Hobbies: Helping Others,
Martial Arts Lifestyle, Artwork Collecting, Antiques, Helping Others …
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2006 and 2004 Squad Person of the
Year:
Debbie Lambert
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Retired after 28 year career in Critical Care Nursing (CCRN)
Bachelor of Science degree in Health Care Administration
Married, Mother of three, Grandmother of three
Parish Nurse at Kingston Parish Episcopal Church, Mathews
Member of Church Vestry
Community Activities: Meals on Wheels, Garden Club, Virginia
Cooperative Extension Master Gardner
Certified as Emergency Medical Technicial - Intermediate
Certified in Emergency Vehicle Operators Course
Squad Secretary, Past Vice Precident, Member Board of Directors
Hobbies: Reading, Gardening, Playing with Grandchildren, . . . |
2005 Squad Person of the Year:
Stephen Phimister
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Retired after 28 year career in the United States Navy
Bachelor of Arts in History from Ohio University
Graduate of United States Naval War College
Married, Father of two
Certified in Emergency Vehicle Operations Course
Squad Vehicle Maintenance Officer
Member, Board of Directors
Member, Judicial Committee
Member, Officer, Southeast Virginia Ultralight Flyers organization
Hobbies: Flying, Sailing, Gardening, Travel, Flying, Sailing, ...
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2003 Squad Person of the Year:
Debbie
Holaday
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Twenty-six Year Career as Public School Teacher
School Team Trainer for Football and Wrestling
Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Virginia Tech
Married, Mother of Two Sons Ages 17 and 22
Certified as Emergency Medical Technician - Cardiac
Basic Life Support CPR) Instructor
Emergency Vehicle Operators Course
Rescue Squad Junior Squad Sponsor
Hobbies: Fishing, Kayaking, Virginia Tech ...
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2002 Squad Person of the Year:
Glenn Mantell
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Twenty-two year career with Northrop Grumman Newport News
(Locally known as Newport News Shipyard)
Associates Degree in Applied Sciences in Drafting and Design from
Rappahannock
Community College
Married with Wife and two children, ages 18 and 14
Active in Salem United-Methodist Church
and other community activities
Certified as Emergency Medical Technician - Cardiac, Virginia Mass
Casualty Instructor,
and Advanced Life Support Course Cordinator
Chairman of Squad Board of Directors,
and several Squad committees
Hobbies: Rescue Squad, Coin Collecting, Reading, Kids, Rescue Squad....
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2001 Squad
Person of the Year: Jane Senyk
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Career Public School Educator
Kindergarten Teacher and Elementary Guidance Counselor
Joined Squad in 1985
Emergency Vechicle Operators Course
Emergency Medical Technician-B
Member of Squad Membership Committee
Former Squad Secretary
Masters Degrees from Xavier and William & Mary in Education
Member of Regional EMS Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Team
Contributing Author/Editor of Mathews Chamber of Commerce Publications
Volunteers with Mathews Meals-on-Wheels
Member & former Secretary of Friends of Mathews Memorial Library
Mother of three adult married sons
Grandmother of four grandchildren and two step-grandchildren
Retired
License Plate: "LILOLDY"
Hobbies: Free-cell, Quilting, Aspiring Childrens' Book Author,
Gardening,
Free-cell, ..
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2000 Squad Person of the Year:
Cathryn Drummond
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Member for more than
five years
Emergency Vehicle Operators Course
Emergency Medical Technician-B
Graduate of Mathews High School
Married with one son in graduate school
Squad Records Officer
Member of Squad Membership Committee
Former Squad Secretary
Active member of Gywnn's Island Baptist Church
Member of Church Membership Committee
Former member of Board of Directors of Mathews Memorial Library
Member of Building Committee for Mathews Memorial Library
Employed as professional House Painter
Formerly employed in Employee Relations for Dow-Badische
Hobbies: Fishing, reading, fishing, birding, fishing, ...
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1999 Squad
Person of the Year: Lynn K. Langley
Photo courtesy
Gazette Journal
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Career with United States Information Agency (USIA)
(now part of the Department of State)
Emergency Vehicle Operators Course
Squad Vice President
Chairperson of Membership Committee
Member of Judicial Committee
Member of Supply Committee
Retired
Hobbies:
Reading, Fishing, Boating, Raising a Lab/Border Collie
Membership Chairperson, Friends of Mathews Memorial Library
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1998 Squad Persons of the year:
Judy Ward and Sid Foster
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Judy Ward
Certified
Emergency Medical Technician - Cardiac
Emergency Vehicle
Operators Course
Advanced Cardiac Life
Support
Basic Trauma Life Support
1992 Virginia Outstanding
Emergency Medical Technician
1993 Finalist NAEMT
Robert E. Motley EMT Award
Mathews County Citizen of
the Year
Three-time Winner of
Squad Person of the Year Award
Originator of Camp Rescue
- Presented 11 Consecutive Years
Gywnn's Island Citizen of
the Year
Self Employed as
Professional Singer, Musician, Composer, and Painter
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Sid Foster
Certified
Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
Emergency Vehicle
Operators Course
Membership Committee
Judicial Committee
Grounds Maintenance
Married with Wife and
2-1/2 year old Son
Employed by Cannon
Virginia Inc, eleven years
Hobbies: Softball, Auto
Racing, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Redskins |
Other
Recipients of Squad Person of the Year Award
1997
- MaryAnn Phillips
1996 - Rick Bailey
1995 - Happy Horsley
1994 - Lindy Hatch
1993 - Jill Webb and Bob Brown
1992 - Judy Ward
1991 - Mike Weatherington
1990 - Judy Ward
1989 - Phil Marsh
1988 - Clarence Minters
1987 - Mike Senyk
1986 - Ray Mountford
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