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Covenant Pastor Honored for Saving Man's Life
EAGAN, MN (August 9, 2002) - Ordained Covenant pastor Gerald Alger was one of six
civilians honored at the Minnesota State Patrol Trooper Association's
annual award luncheon Wednesday afternoon.
Alger was nominated by two police officers after he helped save the life of
a man last fall. At the awards luncheon, Alger's heroism was cited as
follows:
"On October 23, 2001, a head-on collision occurred on Highway 2 east of
Cass Lake. Both vehicles caught on fire. One of the drivers was killed
immediately and the driver of the semi-tractor was severely injured and
unable to exit his truck. Ronald Lee and Jerald Alger stopped to assist and
acted immediately to extricate the injured truck driver and drag him to
safety. Within minutes the truck was fully engulfed in flames. The
investigating trooper, Sue Pederson, reported that Ronald and Gerald
unselfishly and courageously rushed to the victim's aid while other
onlookers stayed back. We honor them today with the meritorious citizenship
award."
Gerald and his wife, Delores "Sue" Alger, are longtime members of the
Evangelical Covenant Church of Dassel. They reside in Walker. Gerald, a
Native American, was the founder of Faith Mission Indian Ministries, which
was sponsored by the Northwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant
Church for nine years. He worked in construction while serving in ministry.
The Minnesota State Patrol Trooper Association has been in existence since
1929. Lt. Colonel Steve Mengelkoch, assistant chief of the Minnesota State
Patrol, stated that troopers, employees and select civilians are honored
each year for heroism, life saving and other outstanding accomplishments.
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