Jeffery Downs, an emergency technician at Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, gave three reasons why felt called to service.
His father served in the military.
His mother served as a nurse.
And his friends pulled him into their service activities.
“As a kid, I always wanted to have a higher purpose, to do something great with my life,” said Downs, 34. ”My dad was also in the Air Force and his dad was in the Army. It’s one of those textbook lineage stories that gave me support to get me in the right direction.
Joliet emergency medicine tech, veteran found new way to serve
