Tragedy Strikes Family, Comm Center

The 911CARES organization is notifying public safety comm centers of a tragedy that occurred on Christmas Eve in Audrain County (Mo.). A 23 year-old man who worked as a dispatcher for the E-911 Joint Communications Center committed suicide, leaving behind a 1 year-old son. His family, friends and co-workers are mourning his loss, especially those who handled the 911 call reporting the incident and the first-responders who arrived on-scene. 911CARES says the center’s 18 dispatchers, “could use any form of prayers, cards of support or anything you might appreciate under like circumstances.” Check the 911CARES Web site for any updates, and send any condolences to the comm center at: Audrain County E-911, 1854 E. Liberty St., Mexico MO 65265.