Chance meeting reunites Bethesda man, crew who saved his life after crash
At food distribution event, man meets team who pulled him from car wreck By Rose Horowitch |
January 11, 2021 | 10:28 am
Sean Purcell, left, and another member of the rescue team remove the side of John Ross car to free him and get him into an ambulance. The process took 13 minutes.
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Some firefighters remember every crash they’re dispatched to, Fire and Rescue Lieut. Sean Purcell said. They’ve analyzed the wreck, thought up multiple plans to extricate victims from their cars, and tried to calm people on the most frightening day of their life.
Career included many changes in Donegal ETB
When Jim McGlynn completed his Leaving Certificate Examinations in 1977 his goal, like many of his peers of that time, was to get a secure, permanent and pensionable job.
The attractions of a dependable salary, pension entitlements and the chance of promotion with one employer drew the young Glenfin man towards the Donegal Vocational Education Committee (VEC).
Together with Paddy Gallagher, Finola Furey, Frankie Quinn, Patrick Doherty and the fondly remembered Patsy Breslin RIP, he made up what was later referred to as “The Class of ‘78”.
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Last week, Jim (61) attended his final meeting of the Donegal Education and Training Board (ETB), which replaced the former VEC in 2013, before his retirement at the end of the year.