Knights of Columbus honor EMTs and members

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Past Grand Knight Paul Raphael, Deacon Dan Otton and Woodmere Fire Department EMTs Lt. Ross Rieman, firefighter Shereen Torbati and Lt. Meir Shibowitz were the honorees at the annual Father John Farrell Council 5962 Knights of Columbus dinner at the Woodmere Country Club in Woodmere last Saturday.
Raphael was recognized for his year as head of the church-related group, and was the reason that Rieman, Torbati and Shibowitz were acknowledged for their life-saving skills.
On Dec. 19, Raphael suffered a heart attack at the Hewlett LIRR station. The EMTs responded and stabilized Raphael so he could be taken to the hospital. After open-heart bypass surgery, the Hewlett resident recovered.