On Thursday, February 8, the Upstate South Carolina Chapter, bestowed honors upon a Greenville Hero.Virgil Whitted, of Mitsubishi Polyester Film Company, was having lunch in the employee cafeteria when a co-worker began to choke on some food that lodged in his windpipe. Virgil sprang into action and performed abdominal thrusts, dislodging the food and saving his co-workers life. Virgil provided further assistance by checking for injuries and escorting his co-worker to the plant medical department.
For his life-saving act, Virgil was given one of the Red Crosses highest awards, the Lifesaving Award for the Professional Responder which is given to an individual who saves a life by using skills and knowledge acquired in a Red Cross Health & Safety course. The certificate bears the signatures of the President and CEO of the American Red Cross and the Chairman of the Board.
Virgil's actions exemplify the highest degree of human concern anyone can display toward someone in distress.
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