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Good Samaritan Duo Recognized by BFD

By on February 1, 2013

THE BURLINGTON FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS RECOGNIZED TWO PEOPLE FOR ACTIONS THAT SAVED THE LIFE OF JACK DELL LAST MONTH.

 

A CEREMONY HONORING CRAIG BECK AND KASEY MILLER WAS HELD YESTERDAY (THURS) AT BURLINGTON AUTO OUTLET, THE LOCATION WHERE DELL COLLAPSED WHILE SHOPPING ON DECEMBER 17TH.  BURLINGTON FIRE CHIEF MATT TREXEL SPOKE ABOUT HOW BECK AND MILLER HELPED. 

 

AN AMBULANCE SOON ARRIVED, TAKING DELL TO GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER.    MEDICAL TESTS THERE SHOWED THAT DELL HAD THREE SEVERE HEART BLOCKAGES… DELL TALKED ABOUT THAT YESTERDAY (THURS) DURING THE CEREMONY.  DELL WAS LATER TAKEN TO IOWA CITY FOR THAT TRIPLE BYPASS PROCEDURE.

 

BECK AND MILLER WERE BOTH GIVEN CERTIFICATES FOR THEIR HEROICS YESTERDAY (THURS), WITH DELL ON HAND TO THANK THEM FOR HELPING TO SAVE HIS LIFE.   DELL SAYS HIS HEALTH CONTINUES TO IMPROVE, AND HE EXPECTS TO RETURN TO HIS JOB IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS.