ACTIVE DUTY
Eddie Nicholson, EMT and Firefighter
Age: 59
Hometown: River Falls, WI
End of Service: May 15, 2020
Birth: 1958
EMS Services: River Falls Area Ambulance, 20+ years
St. Croix County, WI: Eddie Nicholson died while uprighting a school bus at a local race track after the bus flipped during a race.
Patrick Ryan, CC- paramedic
Age: 51
Hometown: Madison, WI
End of Service: May 11, 2020
Birth: May 19, 1968
EMS Services: Ryan Brothers Ambulance, Madison WI and Professional Ambulance Association of Wisconsin (PAAW)
Richard M. Wold, A-EMT and WI EMS Honor Guard member
Age: 60
Hometown: Eau Claire, WI
End of Service: January 16, 2018
Birth: November 13, 1957
EMS Services: Amery Area EMS, Baldwin Area EMS, St. Croix EMS & Rescue.
WI EMS Honor Guard active member, treasurer, and official photographer.
Friend to many, Rick passed after a short battle with illness.
Daniel J. O'Connell, Paramedic
Age: 39
Hometown: Hudson, WI
End of Service: February 5, 2002
Birth: February 23, 1962
EMS Services: Hudson, WI (St. Croix EMS), HealthOne and Lakeview Hospital MN; Allina EMS, MN
Pat Petricka, EMT/Service Director
Age: 65
Hometown: River Falls, WI
End of Service: December 21, 1990
Birth: April 16, 1925
EMS Service: River Falls, WI. Served as Director from 1978-1988.
Pat died of a heart attack in 1990 while on call for the service.
James "Jimmer" Vincent Jr., Pilot
Age: 46
Hometown: Menominee, Michigan
End of Service: April 13, 2006
Birth: 46 years old
EMS Service(s): County Rescue Services of Green Bay, WI
The 2006 Eagle III helicopter accident occurred in Green Bay, WI on April 13, 2006, during a post-maintenance flight. The sole occupant and an experienced pilot flying with Eagle III since 2004
Mark Sinotte, Paramedic and WI EMS Honor Guard member
Age: 65
Hometown: Appleton, WI
End of Service: September 10, 2021
Birth: April 1, 1956
EMS Services: Fox Valley based ambulance services, Fox Valley Technical College EMS Instructor, US Navy reserve Medical.
WI EMS Honor Guard member and Chaplain.
