An ambulance service has paid tribute to a member of its team who lost his life last month after contracting coronavirus. A funeral for South East Coast Ambulance Service (Secamb) staff member Pete Harrison was held in Eastbourne yesterday. In a statement, a spokesman for the service said: We pay our respects to Pete Harrison from our Fleet Team. who sadly passed away last month after becoming ill with coronavirus shortly before Christmas. Secamb team member Pete Harrison passed away shortly before Christmas after contracting coronavirus Pete was a highly-valued and dedicated member of our Fleet Team, working as a Vehicle Commissioning and Decommissioning Assistant for three years.
“We are in awe of the tireless efforts of all NHS workers currently battling this evil virus. “We would sincerely like to thank the incredible ICU team at East Surrey Hospital for their world-class, compassionate care. “Our thoughts are also with his emergency department colleagues, whom he considered his second family. “A huge hole has been left in our hearts. We love you, forever and always.”
Nursing assistant Ruben Munoz, centre
– Ruben Munoz, nursing assistant Ruben Munoz, a father of two and nursing assistant at Surrey and Sussex NHS Trust )SASH) for a decade, died on April 17. Michael Wilson, chief executive of SASH, said the death of Mr Munoz had caused deep sadness among his colleagues.