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Bangor: Councilors honor boy for saving mother
by Outspoken on Wed Jun 25, 2008 5:59 am
Bangor: Councilors honor boy for saving mother
By Dawn Gagnon
Staff Writer Bangor Daily News
BANGOR, Maine - A Bangor boy whose 911 call likely saved his mother’s life and the city police dispatcher who helped him were recognized for their actions during a City Council meeting on Monday night.
Dante Parks, 6, and dispatcher Ryan Welch both received standing ovations during a recognition ceremony at City Hall.
According to a council proclamation presented during a meeting at City Hall, Dante learned about 911 during a Fire Prevention Week program last fall at Downeast School.
The child put what he learned to use the morning of April 14, when his mother, Laura Page, fell to the floor in their Bolling Drive home suffering an epileptic seizure. Dante’s telephone call to 911 was the first call he had ever made.
Welch, who has been an emergency dispatcher for three years, answered the boy’s call, obtaining the information necessary to get Page the medical assistance she needed. Help arrived within four minutes.
"This is just as exciting and about the best teamwork you can have," Councilor Frank Farrington said.
Dante charmed the councilors, who invited him to stand beside them at the front of the room so he could be seen by those watching the meeting on the city’s government access cable channel.
As Dante’s dad, Darrell Page, proudly watched, the boy thanked the firefighters who came to his mom’s rescue. Dante also sent a shout-out to his mother, who was unable to attend the ceremony because she was in the hospital Monday night.
http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=166256&zoneid=500
By Dawn Gagnon
Staff Writer Bangor Daily News
BANGOR, Maine - A Bangor boy whose 911 call likely saved his mother’s life and the city police dispatcher who helped him were recognized for their actions during a City Council meeting on Monday night.
Dante Parks, 6, and dispatcher Ryan Welch both received standing ovations during a recognition ceremony at City Hall.
According to a council proclamation presented during a meeting at City Hall, Dante learned about 911 during a Fire Prevention Week program last fall at Downeast School.
The child put what he learned to use the morning of April 14, when his mother, Laura Page, fell to the floor in their Bolling Drive home suffering an epileptic seizure. Dante’s telephone call to 911 was the first call he had ever made.
Welch, who has been an emergency dispatcher for three years, answered the boy’s call, obtaining the information necessary to get Page the medical assistance she needed. Help arrived within four minutes.
"This is just as exciting and about the best teamwork you can have," Councilor Frank Farrington said.
Dante charmed the councilors, who invited him to stand beside them at the front of the room so he could be seen by those watching the meeting on the city’s government access cable channel.
As Dante’s dad, Darrell Page, proudly watched, the boy thanked the firefighters who came to his mom’s rescue. Dante also sent a shout-out to his mother, who was unable to attend the ceremony because she was in the hospital Monday night.
http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=166256&zoneid=500
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