Toccoa Falls, GA – Bill and Cyd Quarterman, counseling faculty at Toccoa Falls College, will receive the Life Saving Merit Award during the Red Cross banquet in Gainesville on August 19. The award will be presented by Lt. Governor Casey Cagle.
The Quartermans, long-time volunteers of the Red Cross and trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), were able to use their training last June while vacationing on Tybee Island. While walking along the beach the couple heard screams for help. A young boy had drowned and was being pulled out of the water. Bill and Cyd were able to use their training in CPR and were able to resuscitate the young man.
EMS arrived to continue the aid, but the lifesaving skills of Bill Quarterman saved the young 12-year-old’s life. The Quartermans had the opportunity to meet Anthony this past Christmas, and Bill says, “I can’t help but think Anthony has been given another chance at life. I believe we were given a chance as well. A chance to tell the world, ‘Hey, this CPR stuff really works!”
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