Sutton Argent, firefighter, paramedic, had exceptional character.
Sutton Argent chose to come to work everyday and put her life in danger for others.
She regularly chose to work in a field where she knew she would be of the most help and assistance to people who might be seconds, minutes, from death; get them to pull through and have a second chance at their life, a second chance to see their loved ones, be with their family members, their friends, once again.
That chance for her to do the same was cruelly robbed from her. Sutton Argent will no longer be there to see her twin girls grow up, to graduate, to get married. She will no longer be there to hug them or hold them, to care for them. Argent will no longer turn up on shift and make her brothers and sisters at the FDH smile, laugh, and joke around with her.
I will no longer be able to go out shooting or fishing with her, challenge her to dares anymore or blow off steam at some bar together with her. I have lost a good friend, a gifted firefighter, an excellent paramedic.
The city has lost one of its bright lights, a true hero, somebody who put others before herself and who saved countless lives and rescued plenty more in fires and emergency situations.
I don’t know what it will take for the city to take a stand for somebody who worked so that its citizens could stand, could breathe again.
I don’t know what it will take for those that we save, that we patch up so they can be healed in hospital, to speak up for those who would shed our blood.
At the FDH, we honor and remember Sutton Argent and will not forget her memory. From Cinncinati, Ohio, to Hathian, Louisana, Argent made the leap of faith to come out here and work in an exciting city where her skills were needed the most. She thrived in risky situations, knowing what to do when a patient was on their way out, only to bring them back and see them heal.
Sutton Argent was one of a kind and her daughters deserved to have the chance to get to know their mother just like we were lucky to have gotten to know her and love her.
To the city that Sutton adopted as her home, Sutton will leave a legacy that burns brighter than those dark deeds that see the light of day but will never do anything but generate violence and spread destruction.
De tenebris lux veniet
Out of darkness light will come.
Captain Nathan Ferrer, FDH.
Colleagues and friends are asked to speak with Captain Ferrer regarding memorial activities or potential donations to the family.
