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TODAY’S FINAL FAREWELL TO LEAD PILOT MORGAN. COMING TO LIFESAVER FOR HANGER FOR THE LAST TIME, MARK AND HIS CASKET WRAPPED IN THE AMERICAN FLAG GOES UNDER A CEREMONIAL WATER SPRAY FOR THE FORMER FIREFIGHTER. DAN, THE LEAD PILOT FOR THE MEDICAL HELICOPTER FOR 17 YEARS, HELPED OPEN THIS HANGAR AT THE SYLACAUGA AIRPORT IN 2008. MARK WAS COMPELLED TO BE A LEADER IN THE THAI MOVEMENT. HE WANTED THE BASE TO BE EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL, AND HE PUT IN THE WORK TO MAKE AMIGO, JAN AND FLIGHT NURSE ADAM RUSSELL WERE KILLED IN A TRAGIC CHOPPER CRASH LAST SUNDAY IN SHELBY COUNTY. THE CREW WAS ON THE WAY TO HELP A HIKER, BUT NEVER MADE IT IN THREE DAYS OF MOURNING. WE’VE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT BOTH MEN. JAN, 64, WAS PERSISTENT ON COVERING THE CHRISTMAS SHIFT. SO PILOTS WITH YOUNG FAMILIES COULD SPEND THE HOLIDAY WITH THEIR CHILDREN. IN THE WORDS OF HIS TEAMMATE, MARK, MARK HAD A WONDERFUL ATTITUDE AND WAS ONE OF THE MOST GRACIOUS HUMAN BEINGS YOU WOULD EVER MEET. 43 YEAR OLD RUSSELL WAS THE ONE TO PRAY OVER A MEAL. HE AND HIS TEAMMATES SHARED AT THE HANGAR. WHEN IN THE CHOPPER, HE DIDN’T HESITATE TO QUICKLY PRAY OVER A PATIENT. THEY WERE TRANSPORTING TO THE HOSPITAL. HIS FACE WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO HIM AND HE WOULD SHARE IT WITH EVERYONE IN THE WORDS OF HIS TEAMMATE. ADAM WAS READY, READY TO MEET AND MEET. THE ONLY SURVIVOR FROM THE CRASH. AMANDA DANIELS STANDS FIRM ALONGSIDE HER COWORKERS. AND KNOWING RUSSELL AND GANN LAY DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR OTHERS IN
Life Saver pilot Marc Gann remembered as most gracious human being
Gann, 64, laid to rest on Wednesday. He died in a helicopter crash on April 2
Coming to Life Saver 4 hanger for the last time is Marc Gann. His casket, wrapped in the American flag, goes under a ceremonial water spray for the former firefighter. Gann, the lead pilot for the medical helicopter for 17 years, helped open this hanger at the Sylacauga Municipal Airport in 2008."Mark was compelled to be a leader at the base in the time I opened. He wanted the base to be extremely successful, and he put in the work to make it so,” Jaelynn Williams, the Air Method's CEO, said.Gann and flight nurse Adam Russell were killed in a tragic chopper crash April 2 in Shelby County. The crew was on the way to help a hiker but never made it. In three days of mourning for the community, WVTM 13 learned so much about both men. Gann, 64, was persistent on covering the Christmas shift so pilots with young families could spend the holiday with their children. "In the words of his teammates Mark, Mark had a wonderful attitude and was one of the most gracious human beings you would ever meet,” Williams said.Gann wasn't just a pilot, but he also served as a paratrooper in the army. Many military veterans came out Wednesday to show support. He served as a firefighter at one time too. He worked as the chief and assistant chief for both County Line and Oak Grove fire departments. Forty-three-year-old Russell was the one to pray over a meal he and his teammates shared at the hangar. When in the chopper, Russell didn't hesitate to quickly pray over a patient they were transporting to the hospital. "His faith was very important to him, and he would share it with everyone. In the words of his teammate, Adam was ready to meet God,” Williams said.At Gann’s funeral service, while bagpipes played the only survivor from the crash — Amanda Daniels stood firm alongside her coworkers in knowing Russell and Gann truly laid down their lives for others.
SYLACAUGA, Ala. —
Coming to Life Saver 4 hanger for the last time is Marc Gann. His casket, wrapped in the American flag, goes under a ceremonial water spray for the former firefighter.
Gann, the lead pilot for the medical helicopter for 17 years, helped open this hanger at the Sylacauga Municipal Airport in 2008.
"Mark was compelled to be a leader at the base in the time I opened. He wanted the base to be extremely successful, and he put in the work to make it so,” Jaelynn Williams, the Air Method's CEO, said.
Gann and flight nurse Adam Russell were killed in a tragic chopper crash April 2 in Shelby County. The crew was on the way to help a hiker but never made it.
In three days of mourning for the community, WVTM 13 learned so much about both men. Gann, 64, was persistent on covering the Christmas shift so pilots with young families could spend the holiday with their children.
"In the words of his teammates Mark, Mark had a wonderful attitude and was one of the most gracious human beings you would ever meet,” Williams said.
Gann wasn't just a pilot, but he also served as a paratrooper in the army. Many military veterans came out Wednesday to show support. He served as a firefighter at one time too.
He worked as the chief and assistant chief for both County Line and Oak Grove fire departments.
Forty-three-year-old Russell was the one to pray over a meal he and his teammates shared at the hangar.
When in the chopper, Russell didn't hesitate to quickly pray over a patient they were transporting to the hospital.
"His faith was very important to him, and he would share it with everyone. In the words of his teammate, Adam was ready to meet God,” Williams said.
At Gann’s funeral service, while bagpipes played the only survivor from the crash — Amanda Daniels stood firm alongside her coworkers in knowing Russell and Gann truly laid down their lives for others.
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