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Squad Member of the Year Print this page Samuel E. Perry "Squad Member of the Year" Awards
The prestigious "Squad Member of the Year" Awards are named after our beloved Samuel E. Perry and are awarded to squad members, who have been nominated by fellow members, for their outstanding contributions to the Fredericksburg Rescue Squad and the community we serve. Each October, these recipients are announced during the Fredericksburg Rescue Squad's Annual Banquet & Installation of Officers Ceremony. If you were not fortunate enough to know Sam, you may still obtain a true understanding of him and his dedication to our community by reading the below Senate Joint Resolution No. 226, dated February 6, 1998. This resolution is proudly framed at our station, with a portrait of Sam along with one of his framed, trademark bow ties.
"Samuel E. Perry, who was lovingly nicknamed "Fredericksburg's Good Samaritan" died on August 19, 1992. During his 87 years, Sam Perry came to be the living embodiment of public service and the spirit of volunteerism in the Fredericksburg community. A 50-year member of the Fredericksburg Rescue Squad and a 70-year member of the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department, Sam touched the lives of thousands of his fellow citizens, bringing some of them into the world and keeping many of them from leaving it prematurely. Known to nearly everyone in our community by his trademark bow ties, warm smile, corny jokes and great heart, Sam was tireless in his service to his neighbors, answering as many 1,500 emergency calls per year well into his eighties. Born in Spotsylvania and a lifelong resident of the Fredericksburg area, Sam retired after 42 years with the U. S. Postal Service in 1961.
Many of Sam's years were dedicated to service in the Fredericksburg Baptist Church as Sunday school superintendent, teacher, trustee and deacon. In addition the countless hours and immeasurable energy devoted to the rescue squad and fire department, Sam also served for 37 years on the Fredericksburg City Council. Recognition for Sam's extraordinary life of service extended beyond the boundaries of Fredericksburg when he was named a life member of the Virginia Association of Rescue Squads, a member of the Virginia Rescue Squad Hall of Fame and twice a recipient of the Governor's Award For Volunteering Excellence.
Truly an irreplaceable part of the fabric of the Fredericksburg area, Sam's astonishing contributions give new and noble meaning to the term "public service."
The below listed recipients have respectively earned the distinct honor of the Samuel E. Perry "Squad Member of the Year" Award. This esteemed title continues to be a tribute to the past, present and future members of the Fredericksburg Rescue Squad and to "Fredericksburg's Good Samaritan," Mr. Samuel E. Perry.
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