Lieutenant/Paramedic
Gaston County EMS
Gastonia, NC
Age: 57
End of Service: 01/09/2022
Circumstances: COVID-19
Melanie was a paramedic with 41 years of dedicated and selfless service to others. Always ready to answer the call, she started her career in Gaston County in 1978 with Bessemer City Rescue. In 2007, she joined Gaston County EMS, where she resided for the duration of her career, notably as an EMS Lieutenant. She was a dedicated and outstanding paramedic provider and a mentor to all those around her. Melanie was loved and cherished by many and remembered for her bubbly personality and warm smile. When off-duty, Melanie was a loving, caring, and devoted mother, grandmother, wife, daughter, and sister.