Life-saving defibrillator unveiled in lasting tribute to Jon Whitehouse
A defibrillator has been unveiled as a lasting memorial to a first responder – a year after his death.
Motorcyclist Jon Whitehouse, 44, died after a four vehicle crash on Boxing Day in 2016, a day before his 45th birthday.
Mr Whitehouse, of Castlecroft, Wolverhampton, was a committed first responder for FastAid Black Country.
Donations have funded a defibrillator cabinet and unit that has been placed at a shop in Penn owned by one of Mr Whitehouse's best friends.
The unit was unveiled at Davies’s Domestic Appliances, in Trysull Road, Penn on Saturday – a shop run by Mr Whitehouse's friend Ian Davies.
Mr Whitehouse's daughter Beth, 21, was at the unveiling.
WATCH the defibrillator being unveiled during a ceremony
She said: "It's been lovely – just what my dad would've wanted, to get everyone together and help people.
"He did anything he could to help other people. He was the kind of person who would stop a car if he saw someone had fallen over.
"And the fact he can still help people with this defibrillator is exactly what he would've wanted."
The defibrillator cabinet was paid for by donations from Mr Whitehouse's family and friends, while the defibrillator unit was funded by West Midlands Fire Service.
Mr Whitehouse's cousin Teresa Vickers said: "With the donations we had from his funeral we were able to purchase the defibrillator cabinet and the fire service paid for the actual defibrillator.
"This was Jon's passion – he always wanted to help people and really pushed for more defibrillators to be installed.
"I think it's probably the best tribute we can give."
Mr Whitehouse died after a crash on Bridgnorth Road outside the Gardenlands Garden Centre, near Seisdon.
He volunteered as a first responder and installed solar panels for a living.
