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Farrah Purifoy Recognized for Lifesaving Deed
08/14/2016
“I usually give the Presidential Lifesaving Award to employees out in the field,” said Haley Fisackerly, Entergy Mississippi president and CEO, as he presented the award to Farrah Purifoy of the Jackson customer contact center. “This is the first time I’ve presented it to someone at the contact center.”
Purifoy, a supervisor at the contact center, was recently honored for saving a man’s life while on her way home from work. Fisackerly presented her with the award in front of her coworkers and friends.
“Farrah saw something wasn’t right, and she stopped,” added Fisackerly. “Farrah’s actions speak to who she is as an individual. It also says a lot about Entergy that we train our employees to provide help when needed.”
Jackson Customer Contact Center Supervisor Carla Campbell, in nominating Farrah for the award, described what happened:
After a long day at work and a stop at the grocery store and gas station, Contact Center Supervisor Farrah Purifoy was longing to get home and relax. Traveling through her neighborhood, she noticed an elderly man lying face down in a puddle of water on the side of the street. She immediately thought it could not be real (a prank) and passed by. But she continued to look in her rear view mirror and asked herself…”What if this is real and someone is hurt?”
Farrah stopped and put her car in reverse. As she came upon the man, she noticed bubbles in the water. It was real — an actual man was lying face down in a large puddle of water. She noticed blood in the water as she got closer. She yelled “Sir, sir, wake up,” as she tried to roll him over. It took her several attempts to roll the man over, as he was unconscious. Once she got him on his back, she noticed a large laceration on his face and a large amount of blood. Immediately, she dialed 911 for help. Next, she located a pillow in the truck of her car and propped up the man’s head. Farrah then ran to a nearby home to get additional help and to ask if anyone knew who the man was. A neighbor did know, and immediately contacted the injured man’s wife to come to the scene. The wife explained that her husband was a cancer and stroke survivor and had recently left home for his evening walk. Farrah and the other neighbors stayed with the injured man and his wife until paramedics arrived.
“I feel honored to win this award, but I don’t think that I did anything special,” said Purifoy. “It was scary! I still think about him and am thankful that I did the right thing.”
“I’m proud that our employees are such a crucial part of the community,” added Shawn Corkran, vice president of customer operations support. “Farrah is a prime example of that. She volunteers regularly in her local community, and now she’s saving lives! We’re very lucky to have her as an employee.”
