Man earns Carnegie Hero Award
Published: March 19, 2005
Brave act saved two lives.
A Cardington man was among the 15 people that were to be honored Thursday with Carnegie Medals for heroism for acts including rescuing neighbors from burning homes, dragging injured motorists out of their burning cars and pushing a drowning woman to safety.
Among the honorees is Kevin Crowley, of Cardington in Morrow County, who the foundation said dragged two men from a burning car after a traffic accident in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
Crowley saved Garrett M. Bowers and Lawrence W. Ashman from burning in Mount Vernon, Ohio, on Jan. 17, 2004. Garrett, 17, remained in the driver’s seat, and Lawrence, 17, in the front passenger seat, of a car that caught fire after a car accident. Crowley, 47, a passenger in the other car involved in the accident, dragged the two men from the burning car. All three survived.
The foundation said two of the other three Ohioan honorees saved people from burning houses, while the fourth saved a man from drowning in an icy pool of water.
The Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund Commission meets five times a year to choose heroes, who are brought to its attention through newspaper clips or tips to the commission’s Web site.
Industrialist Andrew Carnegie started a hero fund in 1904 after being inspired by rescue stories from a mine disaster that killed 181 people. Those awarded the bronze medal and $3,500 are announced five times a year. Since the fund was established, 8,884 people have received the medals and $27.7 million has been given in one-time grants, scholarship aid, death benefits and continuing assistance.
The other Ohio heroes are:
tMatthew Nickels, of Dayton, Ohio, honored for saving Kendall Hock from drowning on Jan. 24, 2004. Kendall, 7, broke through ice that was partially covering a water-filled gravel pit. Driving past the pit, Nickels, 40, called 911 before racing on the ice, where he broke through but was able to push Kendall out of the way. Nickels was rescued by emergency crews. They both survived.
# Damion DeRobbio, of Struthers, Ohio, honored for helping to rescue Mackenzie N. Palmer from burning in Pulaski, Pa., on April 22, 2004. Mackenzie, 6, was in a bedroom of her family’s one-story house after fire broke out. DeRobbio, a neighbor, was alerted to the fire and entered the home through a window. He crawled to Mackenzie’s bed and helped her out of the window. They both survived.
# Kevin R. Minehart, of Columbus, Ohio, honored for rescuing Mark A. and James S. Boyd from burning in Columbus on Jan. 26, 2004. Mark, 3, and his grandfather, Boyd, 64, lay unconscious in a ground-floor bedroom of their home after fire broke out. Minehart, 29, was driving by and saw the fire. He broke a window in the bedroom and went in the house. He carried the boy to the window and dragged Boyd to the window. All three survived.
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