Bill Akers

Bill Akers

Bill Akers had a 40+ year career in EMS in Southwest VA. He was one the original volunteer flight paramedics that began the Virginia State Police Med-Flight II program in Abingdon, VA, in 1987. He later became the program director over the local community...
Lisa Hannon

Lisa Hannon

Lisa was an incident commander for the Appalachian Search and Rescue Conference (ASRC) and Virginia . She was also an emergency medical technician with the Scottsville Volunteer Rescue Squad. Lisa responded to a search for a 5-year-old boy in Hampshire County, West...
Eric Hahn

Eric Hahn

Eric was a lighthearted, funny, and charismatic person who gave life his all. He was a great friend who consistently offered help, “a don’t say, just do” kind of person. He was a volunteer for the Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad as a technical...
Tom Lovejoy

Tom Lovejoy

Tom served 28 years for both Newport and Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squads. He held many leadership positions over the years with Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad including Lieutenant, Captain, and Deputy Chief of Technical Rescue. Tom was instrumental in forming...
Charlie Grant

Charlie Grant

Charlie’s passion for serving the community involved many years of chaplain support for the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, Sterling Volunteer Fire Company, Sterling Volunteer Rescue Squad, and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Fire &...