[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 83 (Monday, May 4, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S2213]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        REMEMBERING DAVID MARTIN

 Mrs. HYDE-SMITH. Mr. President, it is with a heavy heart that 
I honor the life of Mississippi native, William David Martin. A 
paramedic with American Medical Response, David served his community 
during the coronavirus pandemic until he passed away due to 
complications of COVID-19 on April 22, 2020. His dedication to his 
patients and community represents the best of Mississippi, and I send 
my deepest sympathies to his family and friends.
  Mr. Martin was born in 1967 in McComb, MS, to Joyce F. Martin and the 
late Billy B. Martin. Mr. Martin was a national registered paramedic 
with American Medical Response of Southwest Mississippi and worked as a 
paramedic in Natchez and Gulfport. Throughout his career, Mr. Martin 
served on the frontlines of Mississippi healthcare, helping care for 
patients during emergencies and times of great need. When COVID-19 
began to spread in the United States, Mr. Martin answered the call and 
continued to serve and protect his community from this dangerous new 
virus. Mr. Martin will be known as a hero not only in Mississippi but 
throughout our Nation. As a symbol of his dedication to his team of 
paramedics, his coworkers from AMR Southwest Mississippi served as the 
pallbearers at his funeral.
  Mississippi and our Nation have been well-served by the diligence, 
sacrifice and love provided on a daily basis by paramedics like David 
Martin. His big heart and dedication to his community will be greatly 
missed. I offer my condolences and prayers for Mr. Martin's children, 
his fiance; and members of his family. I also pray that God will 
protect his coworkers at AMR and all paramedics in Mississippi, who are 
still working tirelessly to protect our loved ones throughout this 
pandemic. They, like so many of our healthcare workers on the 
frontlines, deserve our support and appreciation during this 
time.

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