Kimble Rodriguz
Regional Emergency Dispatch Authority (NM)

Dear 911 Cares,

Kimble Rodriguez has been serving Eddy County, NM for over 7 years and dispatching for 5 and a ½ of those. He currently serves as a First Line Supervisor for the Regional Emergency Dispatch Authority (REDA), located in Artesia, NM. For the last few months, Kimble has been plagued with various illnesses and has been generally under the weather. Multiple trips to the emergency room shed no light on the cause of Kimble’s illness but he progressively became worse. On 2/13/12 at approximately 0230, Kimble’s wife, Angela, called 911 to report that he was combative, incoherent and disoriented. Paramedics arrived to find him unresponsive and all indications were that he had suffered a stroke. Kimble was admitted into Carlsbad Medical Center ICU where he would remain in critical condition with no marked improvement for three days. He was unable to breath on his own, he had pneumonia in both lungs, his blood sugar was dangerously high, he was being kept sedated, and was apparently under siege from a mysterious infection causing his blood pressure to be irregular and an intense fever that would continue for several days. As if all of that wasn’t enough, his kidneys were beginning to fail him as well. On 2-16-12, Kimble was transported via medevac plane to Albuquerque, NM, over 4 hours from his home in Carlsbad and his REDA family located in Artesia. Angela, his wife, went to Albuquerque to be with him. His two young adult children and his young son, Matt (age 6) have remained in Carlsbad to handle affairs and make preparations for Angela’s continued stay in Albuquerque.

Kimble has been on dialysis for 3 days now. He is still on a breathing tube and under sedation. On the bright side, his blood pressure, sugar, and temperature have all been managed and stabilized. The infection has been managed as well but Kimble will require dialysis for an indefinite period of time and his recovery will be a long one due to the various rigors and ailments his body has sustained over the last few days and previous weeks. Due to these previous ailments, Kimble has already exhausted his sick leave and has a very small amount of vacation remaining. At this time, there are several uncertainties about when or if Kimble will be returning to us.

The REDA family has established a benefit account at Wells Fargo Bank to assist Kimble’s family. The account number is 2554376448. Any and all donations are greatly appreciated as REDA attempts to lessen the financial blow of this emergency situation on the Rodriguez family. Well wishes can be directed to REDA at P.O. Box 450, Artesia, NM 88211 or dispatch@eddy911.com. If you wish to make a contribution to his benefit account but have difficulties in doing so, you can reach Director Jenny Rennie at 575-616-7155 or jenny.rennie@eddy911.com to assist you.

God bless and keep you all.

Sincerely,
Dee Williams
Chief of Operations/CTO/TAC
Dee.williams@eddy911.com