Paramedic Gerald B. “Garry” Hammer

Last Call: Fri, Jan 31st, 2014

Date of Incident: Fri, Jan 31st, 2014

Cause of Death: Heart Attack

Service Time: 39 years

Age: 62

Survivors

His wife, Pamela; daughters - Janae Dull, Joni Humbarger, and Jenny; sons - Jeremy and Joshua; and 12 grandchildren

Incident

Paramedic Hammer suffered a fatal heart attack minutes after arriving home from a 12-hour overnight shift. He had made emergency responses during his tour of duty, including a 55-minute emergency transport from LaGrange to Fort Wayne.

In addition to serving as a paramedic with LaGrange County EMS, he served as: LaGrange County Sheriff's Department SWAT Medic; Cadaver Dog Handler with Indiana Department of Homeland Security District 3 Search and Rescue Task Force; Deputy Coroner in LaGrange and Noble Counties; and was a member of the Primary Instructors Education Committee of the Indiana Board of EMS. He was also Critical Care certified and CISM certified.