 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 27, 2007 Page 2 - of - 2  Piedmont Triad Ambulance & Rescue, Inc. CONTACT: Paula Lineberry, PTAR Chief Email: lineberry747@northstate.net PHONE: 336-887-3411 PTAR Open House and Building Dedication Ceremony And 36th Anniversary Celebration ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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Mr. McDowell said that prior to Bill Osborne's death on March 14, 1999, it was a common consensus among PTAR members that, "This organization was what kept Bill alive. In the earlier days of the Squad when he was still healthy enough and working as an upholster - he worked at Drexel Heritage - he loved the ambulances so much that whenever the Squad would get a call, he would leave work. And the ambulance would pick him up there at Drexel, and he would go run calls, however many needed to be run. And at that time, we were totally volunteer - we charged nothing. He did it because he loved it." He added that Bill Osborne ran over 450 calls one year alone.  Mrs. Phyllis Osborne (right) sits with family members after receiving a framed poem and photo of her late husband and PTAR Chief William F. (Bill) Osborne "This was his commitment. Outside of his family and his God, this organization was all consuming. And on the Friday before his death on Sunday - nobody knew how sick he was - he went to the Squad Base like always, because that was his life," Mr. McDowell said.  (L-R) Mrs. Phyllis Osborne and her daughter, Brenda Kay Jones, with two photos of the late PTAR Chief William F. (Bill) Osborne "Our honoring him by dedicating this building to him is a very small part to pay - it's a very small homage. Bill Osborne lived it every day, and today we would like to dedicate this building to Bill," Mr. McDowell said. A short slide show of photos of Bill Osborne was then shown, while a moment of silence was observed. Afterwards, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held, and a plaque was also unveiled with a photo of Bill Osborne, dedicating the new building to him. The plaque will be permanently displayed in PTAR's new Base Station at 2011 Sandy Ridge Road.  (L-R) Gordon Joyner, Executive Director of NCAREMS; Dwight McDowell, PTAR President & Rescue Captain; PTAR Chief Paula Lineberry; Mrs. Doris Hensley; Mrs. Phyllis Osborne; U.S. Congressman Howard Coble; and High Point City Councilman Latimer Alexander The Open House and Building Dedication Ceremony was concluded with a benediction by NCAREMS Chaplain Dean Wall, who said, "This is not the end. This is the beginning of a new era, new people, new equipment, and new ideas."  Dean Wall, Chaplain of the N.C. Association of Rescue & Emergency Medical Services (NCAREMS)  (L-R) PTAR President & Rescue Captain Dwight McDowell and Dean Wall, Chaplain of the N.C. Association of Rescue & Emergency Medical Services (NCAREMS), look at plaques dedicating PTAR's new Base Station to the late PTAR Chief William F. (Bill) Osborne, and dedicating the building's Board Room to the late John Davis, Jr. August 1971 - August 2007 "36 Years of Serving Our Community" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  This photo of William F. (Bill) Osborne, the late Chief of Piedmont Triad Ambulance & Rescue (PTAR), is on a plaque dedicating PTAR's newest Base Station to his memory.  Two plaques (left & center) of William F. (Bill) Osborne, the late Chief of Piedmont Triad Ambulance & Rescue (PTAR), dedicate their newest Base Station to his memory. The other plaque (right) dedicates the building's Board Room to the memory of the late John Davis, Jr. NOTE: News media organizations have permission to publish the photos contained within this news release. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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