Texas EMS Hall of Honor
The Texas Department of State Health Services honors emergency medical services personnel who lost their lives while on EMS duty with the Texas EMS Hall of Honor memorial. The plaques permanently hang at the Texas Department of State Health Services in Austin at the EMS central offices, 1100 West 49th Street. Individuals are inducted into the Texas EMS Hall of Honor at the Texas EMS Conference in November of each year. View the list of Texas EMS Hall of Honor Inductees.
To submit a nominee for placement in the Texas EMS Hall of Honor the Line of Duty Death Notification for EMS Personnel form must be completed and submitted on or before August 31st. Any nomination received after August 31st will be considered for the subsequent year's Texas EMS Hall of Honor service. Due to the preparatory time required for the Texas EMS Hall of Honor service, there will be no exceptions made to this policy..
Instructions for Submitting a Line of Duty Death Notification for EMS Personnel Form
The nominee must:
- Hold current individual Texas EMS certification or licensure.
- Have no pending disciplinary actions.
- Have been performing EMS duties at the time of death (i.e., transporting patients, treating patients, and may include attending meetings, public appearances or other related functions which may include medical helicopter or airplane pilot).
- Have followed established safety regulations, local protocols, and standard operating procedures.
- Be approved by the DSHS Office of EMS and Trauma Systems Coordination.
For information on the National EMS Memorial Service:
National EMS Memorial Service
2910 North Powers Blvd. #119
Colorado Springs, CO 80922-2818
Phone: 719-286-0299
Email: info@nemsms.org
For information on EMS Provider Federal Death Benefits:
Public Safety Officers Benefits Act
United States Department of Justice
Public Safety Officers' Benefits Program Bureau of Justice Assistance
810 Seventh Street, NW
Washington, DC 20531
Phone: 202-307-0635; Toll free: 888-744-6513; Fax: 202-514-5956
Website: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/BJA/
E-mail: AskPSOB@usdoj.gov
For information on Texas Line of Duty Death Response Team:
Texas Line of Duty Death Response Team
PO Box 925
Friendswood, TX 77546
Phone: 832-757-1499
Website: http://texasloddtaskforce.com/
Email: wendy@texasloddtaskforce.com
Texas EMS Hall of Honor Inductees
Steven James Taylor | James Simpson | Mary Beck |
EMT-Special Skills |
ECA |
EMT-Paramedic |
Glenn R. James | James Ed Thomas | Jeanne Lackey |
EMT-Paramedic |
EMT-Paramedic |
RN, EMT-Paramedic |
Gerald Morgan Sr. | Kathryn Ohnheiser | Mark Beck |
EMS Pilot |
RN, EMT |
EMT-Paramedic |
Larry Wright | Barry Allen Lawrence | Brett Alan Martens |
EMT |
RN |
EMS Pilot |
William Drake Smith | Kimberly Annette Neal | Debbie Marie Samson |
RN |
EMT, EMT-Paramedic student |
EMT |
Danial Tharp | Deanene (Dee) Seago | Vicente Antonio Martinez |
EMT-Paramedic |
EMT-Paramedic |
Pilot |
Carlos De La Fuente | Brenda Leinweber | Steve Tippens |
EMT-Paramedic, RN |
EMT-Paramedic, Instructor |
EMT |
Charles "Mac" Atteberry | Lynn Ethridge | John Pittman |
Licensed Paramedic |
RN, EMT-Paramedic |
Pilot |
William Bethune | James M. Dunham | Chester "Chip" Ray Pierce, Jr. |
EMT |
EMT |
EMT-Paramedic |
Terry Alan Griffith | Ed Sanneman | Lauren Eileen Stone |
EMT-Paramedic |
Pilot |
RN, EMT-Paramedic |
Curtis James Davidson | Miguel Angel Morales | September 11, 2001 |
EMT-Paramedic |
EMT |
To the fallen emergency response personnel |
James E. Taylor | Raymond B. Davis | Paul Lujan |
EMT-I |
EMT-Paramedic |
EMT-Paramedic |
Mickey Price | Marco Villalobos | Christopher Clingan |
Pilot |
Licensed Paramedic |
EMT-Paramedic |
Joe Alvarez, Jr. | Eric Hanson | Raul Garcia Jr. |
Licensed Paramedic |
Licensed Paramedic |
RN |
Robert Goss | Michael T. Sanchez | Jana Bishop |
Pilot |
EMT-Paramedic |
Licensed Paramedic/RN |
Stephanie Waters | Wayne Kirby | Larry Feagin |
EMT-Paramedic |
Pilot |
EMT-Paramedic |
Anthony Archuleta | William Montgomery | John Sutter |
EMT-Paramedic |
Pilot |
EMT-Paramedic |
Ted Caffarel | Tracy Chambers | Sharon Falkner |
Pilot |
Licensed Paramedic |
EMT-Paramedic |
Casey Lee Steenland | Michael Hatley | Michael Steffen |
EMT |
EMT |
ECA |
Derek Brewster | Mark Mirelez | Kevin Clay Caldwell |
EMT-P |
EMT-P |
EMT-P |
Raymond Allison |
Monica Chavez |
Taurean Summers |
LP |
RN |
LP |
Juan Martinez |
Michael Howard | Erasmus (Johan) van de Colff |
Pilot |
EMT-P, Instructor September 13, 2014 Jewett EMS Cardiac arrest during transport |
LP October 22, 2014 AirEvac Lifetream Helicopter Crash |
Kristin McLain | Daniel Hampton | Scott P. Deem |
Flight Nurse |
EMT September 18, 2015 Jewett EMS |
LP February 23, 2017 San Antonio Fire Department |
William C. Ringer | Misty Dawn Nicholson | Scott Allan Riola |
LP February 23, 2017 Liberty County Emergency Medical Services Inc. Cardiac arrest while on duty |
Flight Nurse, EMT April 28, 2017 Rico Aviation Air ambulance crash |
Flight Nurse April 28, 2017 Rico Aviation Air ambulance crash |
Robin Dale Shaw | Felipe "Philip" Huerta | Bryant Anderson |
Pilot April 28, 2017 Rico Aviation Air ambulance crash |
EMT |
EMTP August 18, 2020 City of Converse Fire/EMS Complications due to COVID-19 |
Joseph Mitchell | William Reed | Roger Dean |
EMTP December 11, 2020 City of Converse Fire/EMS Complications due to COVID-19 |
LP December 13, 2020 Stratford EMS Complications due to COVID-19 |
EMTP April 21, 2021 Seguin Fire Department Complications due to COVID-19 |