Carnegie Medals Awarded To 24 In U.S., Canada For Acts Of Extraordinary Civilian Heroism
PITTSBURGH, March 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- In its first award announcement of 2016, the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission said today that 24 people throughout the United States and Canada will each be awarded the Carnegie Medal in recognition of their acts of civilian heroism. The medal is given to those who risk their lives to an extraordinary degree while saving or attempting to save the lives of others. Three of the awardees died in the performance of their heroic acts.
The heroes announced today bring to 9,845 the total number of awards made since the Pittsburgh-based Fund's inception in 1904. Commission Chair Mark Laskow stated that each of the awardees or their survivors will also receive a financial grant. Throughout the 112 years since the Fund was established by industrialist-philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, $38 million has been given in one-time grants, scholarship aid, death benefits, and continuing assistance. The awardees are:
| Jeffery A. Houlemard |
Hesperia, Calif. |
| Glenda Clement Beech, deceased |
Borger, Texas |
| Larry J. Koos |
La Motte, Iowa |
| Richard G. Williams |
Stratford, Conn. |
| Anthony F. DellaMonica, Jr. |
Madison, Conn. |
| John D'Alonzo |
Glenolden, Pa. |
| Glenn L. Graham, deceased |
Detroit, Mich. |
| Adam James Tarnowski |
Onoway, Alta. |
| Christopher Mark Rickman, deceased |
Brooklyn Park, Md. |
| Levi Parker Teuton |
Myakka City, Fla. |
| John W. Gallie |
Toronto, Ont. |
| Craig Alexander Morash |
Goodwood, N.S. |
| Stephen Ross |
Halifax, N.S. |
| Keiren J. Tompkins |
Halifax, N.S. |
| Patrick Smith |
Pembroke, Ont. |
| Gary Spurling |
Bellingham, Wash. |
| Frederick Wetzel |
Dexter, Ore. |
| Daniel Patrick Greene |
Uxbridge, Ont. |
| Ronaldo J. Freitas |
Somerville, Mass. |
| Gary E. Richie |
Cocoa, Fla. |
| Jacob Daniel Richie |
Palm Bay, Fla. |
| Brady Olson |
Lacey, Wash. |
| Kirk P. Yankasky |
Glendale, Ariz. |
| Jonathan T. Yankasky |
Glendale, Ariz. |
Resumes of the acts can be found at http://carnegiehero.org/awardees. Fuller information on the Carnegie Medal and the history of the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission can be found at www.carnegiehero.org. Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/carnegiehero.
Contact: Douglas R. Chambers
Toll free: 1-800-447-8900
SOURCE Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
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