Our executive committee, made up of 5 department heads, selected two employees for January’s Employee of the month award.  The selection criteria is based on 10 categories.  It is a process that normally is not easy.  We truly have great people here at Tri-State, but Bob Sohngen & Bill Toskey Jr made this month’s decision easy.  Bob & Bill (pictured) each received an Employee of the Month Certificate plus a $500 bonus.  Not only are they incredible human beings they are two of the best office furniture installers in the Tri-State area, & they can now add hero to their resumes.

On January 19^th 2021 Bob, Bill & a co-worker (whose name cannot be mentioned due to HIPAA laws) had a life altering experience while working at an office furniture installation in Bradford PA.  The co-worker went into cardiac arrest, and without hesitation both Bob and Bill went into action.  Bob put the man on his side as he cleared his passageway while Bill removed the seat cushion and two moving blankets from the truck.  They put the man on his back, propped his head up, and covered him with blankets as they began compressions.  Within 5 minutes from starting compressions the paramedics arrived at the scene.   The 40-year plus veteran of the office furniture industry, husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend was off to the hospital.  Both the doctors and nurses said without Bob & Bill’s quick thinking & rush to action the man may have not survived.  He is now home resting with his family.

“My business is office furniture, but it’s so much more … & because of Bob & Bill’s actions I am so glad this man will continue to enjoy life, family, & friends, & that’s what’s most important!” - Ed Meyer

We all hope we would respond the same way if we were in the same situation, but we truly do not know until it happens.  Ed Meyer and the whole Tri-state family wants to thank Bob Sohngen & Bill Toskey Jr for their quick action!