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Heroes of USIC
Angel Vazquez

Central Florida Senior Technician and Hero ANGEL VAZQUEZ responded to a mother's cries for help in the parking lot of a Dollar General store. The panicked woman's child was choking on candy. With a background in the medical field, Angel calmly performed the Heimlich Maneuver on the little girl to dislodge a glob of candy "the size of a racquetball" from her throat. He then gave her a hug and asked her to do him a favor and promise to eat only one gummy bear at a time.
The mother later called USIC's corporate office to express her gratitude to "the USIC employee who helped save my young daughter from choking."
A proud father of five, Angel said he was "doing what any parent would do for a child in need. It's just my nature to help, having worked in a cardiac unit of a hospital and cared for both young and elderly patients. I thank the Lord for placing me there at the time to help."