A small piece of hamburger has earned Dave DeMastus a hero’s reception in Keizer. DeMastus is the head custodian at Kennedy Elementary.
Last month, a third-grade boy was munching on a burger in the cafeteria, when a piece of his lunch went down the wrong pipe and got stuck. Staying calm, DeMastus jumped into action and Hemlich’d the piece of meat back out.
The kid was fine and went back to class while DeMastus went back about his day. But the Keizer Fire District heard the story and awarded DeMastus their Bob Wickman Lifesaving Award.
Dave DeMastus, we salute you!
