PITTSBURGH — A Colorado Springs man was among 22 people honored Thursday with Carnegie medals for heroism.
Jonathan Johnson, 34, rescued Michael Strauch, 25, from an assault by a man armed with a knife in Colorado Springs on Jan. 1, 2007.
Also honored was John Klang, 49, a principal in Cazenovia, Wis., who on Sept. 29, 2006, confronted an armed teenager who repeatedly shot him. Klang disarmed the boy and later died at a hospital.
Other honorees include Wesley James Autrey Sr., 50, of New York, who was dubbed the “subway superman” after he rescued a man who had fallen onto the tracks on Jan. 2, 2007.
The Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Hero Fund Commission meets five times annually to choose honorees. Recipients, or their survivors, receive a bronze medal and $5,000.
Recipients of Carnegie Hero medals:
Kenneth D. Gurnon, 48, of Newport News, Va., died attempting to
save Corey A. Tewalt, 11, from drowning in Narragansett, R.I., on
July 17, 2006.
John A. Klang, 49, a school principal from Cazenovia, Wis.,
died after being shot by an armed 15-year-old student who came into
his school on Sept. 29, 2006, saving an indeterminate number of
persons.
Neil Maycock, 40, of Centerport, N.Y., saved Michael C.
Johnston, 23, from drowning in Centerport, N.Y., on Feb. 25, 2007.
Jonathan H. Johnson, 34, of Colorado Springs, Colo., rescued
Michael A. Strauch, 25, from an assault by a man armed with a knife
in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Jan. 1, 2007.
Mark Mireles, 38, of Burbank, Calif., and Edwin Marron, 25, of
Reseda, Calif., helped to save a woman from falling in a suicide
attempt in Encino, Calif., in Jan. 5, 2006.
Theodore Lidgett, 59, of Redding, Calif., rescued Judith R. L.
Schmidt, 19, from an assault by a masked man in Redding, Calif., on
Feb. 16, 2007.
Katie M. Corrado, 23, of Lansdale, Pa.; Gachino Galante, 23, of
Rydal, Pa.; and Michael H. Schreiber, 50, of Linwood, N.J., helped
to save Gregory A. Steirer, 26, from drowning at Beach Haven, N.J.,
on May 28, 2006.
Jean Patrick Policape, 44, of Skokie, Ill., rescued Joy V.
Kora, 54, from burning in a house fire in Skokie, Ill., on Dec. 26,
2006.
Norman Jeffery Ringseth, 44, of Reno, Nev., died attempting to
rescue Edwin A. Pike, 71, and his wife Iris, 72, from their burning
home in Reno, Nev., on Aug. 11, 2007.
Shawn M. McLean, 37, of Newark Valley, N.Y., saved Deanna R.
Hanyon, 17, from burning in her car following an accident in Maine,
N.Y., on Dec. 20, 2006.
Timothy Michael Barry, 54, of Ventura, Calif., died helping to
save Priscilla L. Yothers, 4, from drowning in Ventura, Calif., on
Dec. 26, 2006.
Cristina Carrera Chavez, 21, of Thousand Palms, Calif., and
Katherine M. Dumas, 44, of Cathedral City, Calif., saved Jack
Brownstone, 87, from drowning in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on May 4,
2007.
Jon R. Sallee, 26, of Nicholasville, Ky., helped to save James
M. Polehinke, 44, from burning after a plane crash in Lexington,
Ky., on Aug. 27, 2006.
Ross P. Moore, 40, of Dwight, Ontario, saved a 23-year-old man
from drowning in Dwight, Ontario, on March 15, 2007.
Wesley James Autrey Sr., 50, of New York, N.Y., saved Cameron
P. Hollopeter, 20, from being struck by a train after he fell from
a subway platform in New York, N.Y., on Jan. 2, 2007.
Columbus Cook, 49, of Jacksonville, Texas, saved Darrion D.
High, 38, from burning in a house fire in Jacksonville, Texas, on
April 13, 2007.
Michael J. Carney, 50, of Freeport, Pa., died saving John L.
Ressani from being struck by a temper mill roll at a steel company
plant in Vandergrift, Pa., on Aug. 24, 2004.
Conrad Fourney, 47, of Boise, Idaho, saved Sarah R. Cox, 57,
from drowning after her kayak became pinned on rocks in Banks,
Idaho, on Nov. 26, 2006.
