A Bible Becomes Symbol of Thanks

As a dispatcher, it doesn’t get any better than the reunion between Collier County (Fla.) sheriff’s dispatch supervisor Julie Becker and the man’s whose life she helped save. Becker hugged Lee Lustig, who suffered a heart ailment in March, and his wife Diane, who dialed 911 and followed Becker’s CPR instructions to bring her husband back to life. According to officials, Lee Lustig has a genetic heart condition, and was turning black before his wife began CPR. On the logging tape of the call, Becker is totally focused on giving Diane the instructions. Diane told Becker, “We know he’s going to heaven, but I would like him with me a little longer.” During the emotion reunion, the Lustig’s presented Becker with a Bible as a thank-you gift. “We love you. Oh, we love you,” Diane told Becker. Read more about the reunion, view the smiles in photos of the reunion, and listen to the 911 call here.