Grayson County issues proclamation honoring Whitesboro and Sherwood Shores first responders for neonatal rescue
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Summary
Grayson County Commissioners Court adopted a proclamation honoring Whitesboro Fire & EMS, Sherwood Shores Volunteer Fire Department and Whitesboro Dispatch for a May 21, 2024 premature-infant rescue that earned the Texas EMS First Responder Award for Critical Save of the Year.
The Grayson County Commissioners Court read and entered into the record a proclamation honoring members of Whitesboro Fire & EMS, Sherwood Shores Volunteer Fire Department and Whitesboro Dispatch for their response to a May 21, 2024 remote emergency near Lake Texoma. The proclamation commemorates actions taken when first responders found an unresponsive premature infant and performed lifesaving measures including resuscitation, IV access via the umbilical cord and emergency transport to Texoma Medical Center; the infant later was discharged from the NICU with no known neurological defects.
The county named and commended the following personnel in the proclamation: Nathan Jolley and Jeff Patterson (paramedics), EMT Jonathan Sheffield and Lisa Whitten (Whitesboro EMS), and Craig Reed and Dary Stone (Sherwood Shores Volunteer Fire Department), along with Whitesboro dispatch personnel. The court stated the responders were honored with the Texas EMS First Responder Award for Critical Save of the Year and read that the resolution be entered into the official record as a lasting tribute adopted unanimously in July 2025.
The court presented a copy of the proclamation and acknowledged the responding personnel in the meeting chamber. No formal action beyond adoption of the proclamation was required.
