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Victor Quick was at Antioch Baptist Church on March 1 when he “fell out.”
Quick is the city of Graham’s utilities director. Members of the church and some who were also members of the White Cross Fire Department leapt into action, performing CPR.
That immediate action was credited with saving Quick’s life.
On Tuesday, the city council issued proclamations honoring the 12 people who “participated in saving Victor Quick’s life.” They included David Atwater, pastor of Antioch Baptist Church; Kay Hammond, church member; Jerry Lloyd, church member and chief of the White Cross Fire Department; Warren Atwater, deputy chief and church member; Greg Tilley and Robert Smith, retired from White Cross and church members; Jeff Mooney, captain and Jason Andrews, lieutenant at White Cross; and first responders David Nichols, Tony Blake, Karen Durham and Chris Miller. Miller was in church that morning to be baptized.
“The doctor says there was no damage to my heart,” Quick said and then joshed, “even with a broken sternum and four ribs” from treatment.
Quick said he was in a controlled coma for a few days and credited the defibrillators with saving his life.
Lloyd said the first responders used a defibrillator three times on Quick to get a response.
