Show F e DElLIS DEUIS MORRilL lauds Search and Rescue work Dellis Deilis Morrill patrolman for January Dellis I I. I Morrill has been named as Patrolman of the Month of January by his buddies of the Search and Rescue Patrol He lie was chosen on the basis of activity in the patrol and attendance at meetings Dellis joined the pa patrol in 1968 and served as commander in 1971 and again in 1974 lie He has been patrol captain also MY WIFE and I have really enjoyed being part of the patrol Dellis said For example two little girls w were re lost on Johnny Starr Flat just north of Neola About 3 pm p.m. the Duchesne Patrol called us in to help We had gone up one side of a canyon and were coming back down the other side with the themen themen themen men about feet so apart-so we could see each other through the when trees I saw the children up ahead of me They were cuddled up together on a coat I was afraid of scaring them being a stranger so I waited until I was about eight feet away and then said Ill bet youre you're the little girls weve we've been looking for They jumped up and threw their arms around my neck They weren't crying but they sure were glad to see me It was almost dark said saidI I l elli l and we their mothers were pretty upset to put it mildly so a patrolman from Roosevelt scooped up one and I took the other one and hurried with them to their mothers TilE THE FAMILIES were up the canyon enjoying a family reunion and the little girls had been missing since early morning We could have missed them so easily in all that down timber recalled Mr Morrill This is the kind of thing that makes working with the patrol so reward rewarding ng Dellis married Doris of Vernal on November 18 1948 They have one son Darrin 10 and a daughter Diane 15 Born and reared in Tridell Dellis and his family have lived in Vernal for 26 years Weve enjoyed Vernal very much feel now like were we're natives said the patrolman |