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Published May 18, 2008 08:11 pm - Claudia Cox said her husband, Marion L. Cox Jr., would have approved of a nurses’ lounge because as a firefighter, he knew about the volumes of paperwork that come with any job in emergency services.
Hospital dedicates lounge to fireman who drowned
By Debbie Robinson
news@joplinglobe.com
Claudia Cox said her husband, Marion L. Cox Jr., would have approved of a nurses’ lounge because as a firefighter, he knew about the volumes of paperwork that come with any job in emergency services.
Cox said her husband always told her that after the work was done, there still remained all of the reports to be filed.
“He would have liked to have this to do his paperwork,” she said.
Freeman Hospital West on Sunday afternoon dedicated the emergency services lounge to Marion Cox, a firefighter with the Joplin Fire Department. The ceremony was attended by family members, emergency medical workers, and members of the Joplin and Carl Junction fire departments.
A plaque honoring Cox, 51, was placed on the wall at the entrance to the lounge.
Cox died in March of an accidental drowning while kayaking on Center Creek at Carl Junction, but his memory will carry on with family and friends — especially his son Mark, 20, who will be an emergency medical technician after graduation today.
“I got bit by the bug at a young age,” he said.
His father also was an emergency medical technician.
Said Claudia Cox: “It makes me proud. Any time a kid follows in Dad’s footsteps, it makes me proud.”
Mark’s brother, Mike, also attended Sunday’s ceremony.
Claudia Cox described her husband as the type of guy who was always dedicated to his job.
“I knew how much he loved his job,” she said, brushing back tears. “He was always there 30 minutes before he needed to be.”
Joplin Mayor Gary Shaw read a resolution honoring Cox and thanked the emergency workers who daily lay down their lives for residents.
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