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80-43
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, on May 3, 1980, PATRICIA ZEII, ten years old, of
ndian River County was badly burned due to gasoline igniting and
ushed by automobile to the Indian River Memorial Hospital; and
WHEREAS, there were many people involved in the life-saving
drama that followed, some far and above the call of duty, in
)dramatic sequence as follows:
MARIE REYNOLDS and DOREEN JANNETTY were the nurses in the
Emergency Room when the little girl was brought -in and they acted
in a prompt and diligent manner;
The Indian River County Volunteer Ambulance Squad was having
their annual banquet when the emergency call came in, and ALEX SHIT
who is not only a member of the Ambulance Squad but a member of
the Shrine Crippled Children's Committee, together with BUD INMAN
left the banquet and responded in the usual prompt and efficient
manner of the Volunteer Ambulance Squad. When it was decided to to
little PATRICIA ZEH to the Tampa Burn Center for treatment, BUD
INMAN volunteered to drive the ambulance accompanied by PAT ORRICK,
a nurse in the Intensive Care Unit of the local Hospital, and ALEX
SMITH;
On May 5th it was determined that little PATRICIA ZEH should
be flown to Boston for more sophisticated treatment and WILLIAM
PATTERSON donated his airplane for the trip. ART SCHULZ piloted
the plane again accompanied by ALEX SMITH;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COM-
MISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the Board takes
this opportunity to honor some of the many people who have
contributed time and effort and donated equipment to help little
PATRICIA ZEH in a manner that is another example of the wonderful
volunteerism that we have in Indian River County; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board expresses its thanks
,to all of the people involved in the life-saving mission, and in
particular, MARIE REYNOLDS and DOREEN JANNETTY, nurses at the
local Hospital; ALEX SMITH and BUD INMAN who drove the little girl
to Tampa; PAT ORRICK, a nurse in the Intensive Care Unit of the
Indian River Memorial Hospital; WILLIAM PATTERSON who donated his
plane for the flight to Boston; and ART SCIiULZ who piloted the
plane accompanied by ALEX SMITH.
Said Resolution shall become effective as of May 7, 1980.
L
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Chairman,County Commissioners