[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 67 (Wednesday, May 22, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S4699]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     DEATH OF STEVEN PATRICK LOVATO

 Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to 
the life of Steven Patrick Lovato, an Emergency Medical Technician who 
was killed in the line of duty while responding to a 911 call on March 
16, 2002 in his hometown of Roswell, NM.
  Steve received his initial EMT training in Las Cruces, NM and then 
joined the American Medical Response team in Roswell in 1998. During 
the course of his service in Roswell, he was a company safety officer 
and driving instructor. Last year he was awarded AMR's Vision and 
Guiding Principles Award for his responsiveness to patients. He was 
also recently selected as a company mentor to help teach and develop 
other EMT's.
  Steve was known for his passion for emergency medicine and his 
unselfish desire to help others. He often commented about how much he 
loved going to work and serving his community. Steve is survived by his 
wife Josephine, his ten-year-old son Alex, and his parents, Lawrence 
and Rosie Lovato, all of Roswell. I would like to extend my condolences 
to Steve's family. Steve's sacrifice is the ultimate sacrifice, and his 
family's as well, and we join with them in mourning his death.

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