Billy Dean Johnson, 40 years old, of Weeksbury, lost his life while helping others on December 7, 1991. He worked as a paramedic for Lifeline Ambulance Service in Bypro, Kentucky.

Johnson was caring for a dialysis patient in the back of the ambulance. The ambulance was headed east on Kentucky 122 when it crossed over the lane to pass a car and collided with a van. Two people were killed and five others were injured.

He is survived by his wife, Linda Burke Johnson, his children, and a sister, Judy McDonald.

Honored 1999.