>> george heath had been stabbed fatally in the head. >> and i knew it was really bad, and i knew that he wasn't going to make it. >> i had to say good-bye. i had to tell him it was okay to go. >> george is credited for saving the waitress who was eight weeks pregnant at the time. jim is credited for saving rosemary and countless others. >> rosemary, how would you describe the deputy? >> he's my hero. he saved my life. >> jim, how would you describe george? >> i would say george is a hero. every acted very quickly, very selflessly. >> jim creed named his new canine after george, a hero he never met. rosemary and the creeds have become close friends. >> we went in as two separate couples, but we're now a family. >> a family united by tragedy, fate and courage. deborah feyerick, cnn, taunton, massachusetts. >> a story well told by deb feyerick and important for all of us to watch.