National EMS Memorial Service Honoree

	D. Shayne Carnahan AirMed, Univ. Of Utah Health Science Center Salt Lake City, Utah

It was January 11, 1998 when D. Shayne Carnahan, an AirMed nurse died doing what he loved, helping others.

The EMS helicopter was retrieving an injured skier. Just after take off with the medical crew and patient on board, a storm front caused the helicopter to crash into the side of a mountain. Carnahan, a part-time nurse with AirMed was fondly described by retired head nurse, Mary Chevalier of Ogden's McKay-Dee Hospital, as "a good person-caring, considerate, reliable."

One of the high points of Shayne's life was when he was a 32- year-old nurse making rounds at LDS Hospital and had a private chat with Church President, Gordon B. Hinkley. "The president told him to pull up a chair" said his grandmother, Helen Carnahan. He said later, "Grandmother, we had the most wonderful talk." Friends, co-workers and loved ones told of how Carnahan lived doing what he loved. His wife, Tami, and their three children had settled in Clinton to be close to his grandmother.

He is survived by his wife, Tami, three children, and his grandmother, Helen.

Honored 1999