With a mix of appreciation and sadness, the Tekoa Ambulance acknowledges the retirement of two of its longest standing members, Jim Gordon and LaDonna Sienknecht.
Jim
Jim Gordon began as an EMT in 1989. He faithfully served the association in a number of capacities, including 4 three year terms as Ambulance President. Besides being an EMT, he pursued additional certification as a BLS Evaluator. This allowed him to assist in training other EMT’s for over 20 years.
He led in the purchasing of the two ambulances that are in service today. He even flew back East and helped drive one ambulance to Tekoa. Also under Jim’s guidance, two new Lifepak 15 defibrillators were purchased for each ambulance. More recently, the association bought 2 Stryker Power Load kits which convert ambulance gurneys into self-loading gurneys.
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