WATER BOARD MEMBER SAVED BY FELLOW ELECTED OFFICIAL

By Miriam Raftery

July 16, 2014 (Santee)—Suzanne Till, a member of the Padre Dam Municipal Water District, survived a harrowing incident during  a luncheon today, when her life was saved by the quick actions of Otay Water District Board member Jose Lopez, who is also the former Assistant Fire Marshall at San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

According to Mark Robak, Lopez was seated immediately behind Till at the Butcher Shop Steakhouse, when she “stood up choking from a piece of meat lodged in her throat.  Without even saying anything, he immediately gave her the Heimlich maneuver!”

Thankfully, Lopez's swift action dislodged the meat chunk, enabling Till to breathe freely.

Robak posted on Facebook, “I was running the meeting and told  Suzanne she couldn’t have had a better person sitting next to her when it happened, as this is normal stuff for Jose, as he isa real-life life saver!”