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Award given in honor of the late Don Carpenter

By Josie Sellers

Don Carpenter spent his life serving others and is being remembered through a stewardship award presented by the IAFF Local 5078 Coshocton County Professional EMS Association .

Carpenter , who passed away Jan . 11 , 2021 , was drafted into the army and served in Vietnam . When he came home , he got a job at Given-Dawson Funeral Home and became one of the first three nationally registered EMTs in the county . He was a sergeant with the sheriff ’ s office , was in the

Quincy Hains of West Lafayette was named to the dean ’ s list at Capital University for the fall semester .

In order to be named to the dean ’ s list , full-time students must have achieved a GPA of 3.5-3.69 .

National Guard , was a volunteer at the Coshocton and Walhonding Valley fire departments , ran squad for Coshocton County Emergency Medical Services , and worked at Akron Children ’ s Hospital . He volunteered for the Red Cross and the Hope Clinic .

“ Don never knew a stranger and was always willing to give a hand to anyone that needed it ,” his wife Donna Carpenter said . “ He didn ’ t see the things he did as a big deal , but everybody else did . When he had his heart attack in 2010 and retired , it crushed him , but he still volunteered . He was one of a kind , and we miss him tremendously . If it wasn ’ t for EMS , I never would have met Don .”

The first recipient of the Don Carpenter Stewardship Award was Chip Udischas . He received the honor at the union Christmas dinner in December 2023 . The award is designed to recognize someone not affiliated with the union , but who goes above and beyond for EMS . Udischas is a part-time employee and not eligible for the union .

“ Don would be very proud to know that Chip got the first stewardship award that is being given in his

Capital University gives out honors

Katey Hardesty of Coshocton was named to the provost ’ s list for the fall semester .

To be named to the provost ’ s list , fulltime students must have achieved a GPA of 3.7-3.849 . name ,” Donna Carpenter said .

Udischas said his first memories of Don and EMS are from when he was 16 years old and part of the Explorer Program .

“ Don was easy to look up to ,” Udischas said . “ He had worked at the sheriff ’ s office , he was a firefighter , retired from the military and was a very good EMT . He was the first person I knew that had been a responder with all three affiliations , as well as military service . On top of being a first responder to look up to , Don was also a great guy to be around . He was kind , willing to help or give advice if he saw the need , and seemed to want to lift others up to be better . To sum it up , Don was a very honorable man and a very good role model .”

Udischas was honored and humbled to receive the award .

“ Our local EMS system is full of people who truly care about their jobs ,

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and we are blessed to have them ,” he said . “ I consider myself fortunate to be a small part of the organization that is always there when the need arises .”

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The first recipient of the Don Carpenter Stewardship Award was Chip Udischas . He is pictured with Don Carpenter ’ s wife Donna .

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