In Memoriam: A lasting legacy

In Memoriam: a lasting legacy

Jim Howard

Jim Howard

Jim Howard worked at ShandsCair for 26 years, starting as a flight paramedic in 1984 when the ShandsCair program opened, and later becoming its director and chief flight nurse. Under his leadership, the program grew to accommodate international air transport requests, with critical care crews transporting patients from Mexico, Guatemala, Canada and other countries. Howard, who retired as director in 2011, passed away Feb. 9 at his home in Hawthorne.