National EMS Memorial Service Honoree

	Jerald W Miller Mercy Air Ambulance Englewood, CO

"I think Jerry would be getting a real bang out of all the moments of silence for him," said fellow Mercy Air crewman Katy Haddock, "because there wasn't a lot of silence when Jerry was around." He was always laughing; you could not be in a bad mood around him. But one thing for sure, when Jerry worked he was all business, "He was a cut-up," said Hal Boley," yet when something had to be done, like in a flash it vanished, it just disappeared. He was a very, very, well-trained individual.".

Jerald "Jerry" W. Miller, 40, of Apple Valley, California, was killed in the line of duty on December 10, 2006. Mr. Miller was part of a three-person medical team that had dropped off a patient at the Loma Linda Unity Medical Center in California. They headed back to home base when the aircraft dropped from the radar screen. The fire-charred wreckage was found on a hilly summit in the Cajon Pass of California. There were no survivors.

Jerry worked for Mercy Air, a subsidiary of corporate Air Methods, located in Englewood, Colorado. He had begun his career as a firefighter working in Bakersfield. Later he decided he would try rescue, and soon found his passion for life.

"I started my career with him, we would go on search and rescue together, we learned together. He was a great person, and a practical joker. He loved playing the guitar, and had an uncanny ability to become a quick thinking medic and rescuer," stated Jennifer Boley. "He was just married on a cruise a few months ago, and absolutely adored his family."

Honored 2008