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May
10, 2010
AMKY Pilot Jeff DeCarlo Passes Away
 Jeffrey Allen DeCarlo, 45, an EMS Pilot for Air Methods Kentucky, died Saturday afternoon after a short illness at the
Hospice Compassionate Care Center in Richmond.
DeCarlo was born in Huntington, New York, to Walter and Gayle (Neil) DeCarlo. Upon completion of high school, Jeff joined the Marine Corps for 3 years and then transitioned to the Warrant Officer Corps of the United States Army and became an Apache Helicopter pilot. He became a commissioned officer in 1994, served in Desert Storm, Kosovo, Korea, and the United Kingdom as well as stateside duty stations.
DeCarlo retired after 20 years in the US Army as a Major. Following retirement, he moved his family to Kentucky to design Apache simulator programs for L3 Communications in support of the US Army.
He then was employed by Air Methods as an air ambulance pilot, most recently serving at their London, Kentucky, base.
DeCarlo was a devout family man who spent much time building trains and models with his sons. He was a member of St. Mark Catholic Church and was a strong Catholic Christian. He enjoyed fitness activities, shooting sports, riding Harley-Davidson motorcycles with his father, politics, and excellent literature. Above all, Jeffrey was a patriot; he espoused love of God, love of family, and love of country.
He is survived by his loving wife Laurie (Faix) DeCarlo; two daughters, Adriana and Maria DeCarlo; three sons, Anthony, Dominic and Nicholas DeCarlo, all of Richmond; his father, Walter A. DeCarlo; his mother, Gayle (Neil) DeCarlo; his grandmother, Florence Neil; one sister, Kristine Tilden (and John) and a niece, Amanda, and nephew Matthew.
Visitation will be from 2 – 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 11, at St. Mark Catholic Church, followed by a funeral mass at 6:00 p.m. Father Jim Sichko will officiate the service. The church is located at 608 West Main Street in Richmond, Kentucky.
Oldham, Roberts & Powell Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
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About
Air Methods Kentucky
Air
Methods Kentucky is a full-service air medical transport system covering
Kentucky and southern Indiana.
Founded in 1982 as the first civilian air medical program in Kentucky,
in 1995 it became the first air medical program in the state to earn
CAMTS (Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems)
accreditation. It operates 10 helicopter ambulances and one
fixed wing ambulance throughout its region, with state offices
headquartered in Lexington. With a mission of safety, quality, and
integrity, Air Methods Kentucky is committed to providing its patients
and medical and emergency service partners with a high level of care and
professionalism. For more information about Air Methods Kentucky,
visit http://www.airmethodsky.com.
About
Air Methods Corporation
Air
Methods Kentucky is owned by Air Methods Corporation (NASDAQ:
AIRM),
the nation’s largest
provider of air medical emergency transport services and systems. The company is dedicated exclusively to air medical transport,
focusing on the quality of care to patients, and safety in
aviation operations. With 27 years of experience, the company transports more than
84,000 patients annually who require intensive medical care from
either the scene of an accident or general care hospitals to
highly skilled trauma centers or tertiary care centers. For
more information about Air Methods Corporation, visit http://www.airmethods.com.
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