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David E Kintz Jr
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Park County Coroner
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About Me
I am a fifth generation resident of Park County and have spent most of my life in service to this community. My grandfather, father, uncle and mother have all served in Fire/EMS of our small community, and my grandfather and father both served time as deputy coroners. My father still resides in Fairplay where he is the Director of Road & Bridge. I graduated from South Park High School in 2002. I have served in the community through the Fire/EMS fields since 2003. I run a small Real Estate Company in Fairplay and I plan to continue that, if elected. I am an avid outdoorsman and my favorite pastime is hunting in the back country of Park County. I live in Fairplay with my family. This is home and I have a deep seeded interest in this county and its citizens. I am a member of the Freemasons Doric Lodge #25 in Fairplay as well as the Order of Eastern Star Chapter #27 in Salida.
Why County Coroner?
When I was 17 years old I found my aunt deceased in the family home. My father was out of town and my grandmother was an emotional wreck. Our current Coroner Sharon Morris arrived and she helped so much and showed so much respect to my aunt and family. Remembering I was only 17, and was going to have to make the decisions, Sharon took me aside and helped me through that difficult day. From that day I have wanted to be Coroner. I want to return that service to my community. Dignity and respect at a person's end of life is of upmost importance to me. As a coroner you are entrusted with the care to respectfully investigate a person's end of life event and make proper arrangements for their remains. I will take care to find the cause of death and respectfully remove the person's remains to the proper place. I believe that I am well suited to tend to this matter for your loved ones.
I am qualified for this position in many ways.
A County Coroner is a completely independent investigator of death. "A voice for the deceased." As such, a coroner needs to be able to see all sides of the death. As an Emergency Medical Technician I have been specially trained to be a detective to find what caused a person's injury, illness or death. My training includes Death Scene Investigation, Identification of Deceased, Family Notification, Toxicology, Pharmacology, Psychology, Motor Vehicle Fatalities and much more. You can find a more complete list on my web-site. Over the last seven years I have spent in EMS I have become astute at investigating emergency scenes including car accidents, traumatic injuries, overdoses, sudden onset acute medical conditions and chronic illnesses.
I have assisted our current Coroner, Sharon Morris, on cases and body retrievals many times. I have seen the gruesome and sad parts of the job. In addition I have witnessed, first hand, investigation of death. With that experience I am well prepared to serve as Coroner. I am young and enthusiastic about helping this community. When someone dies at any time of day or night I will be ready, willing and prepared to handle the job in a completely dedicated and professional manner.
Please feel free to call or email me with any questions. I am always available.
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Questions about Coroner's Office:
As I have been around the county and talked to people I have encountered three questions frequently and I thought I should share my answers with the public. 1. Does the coroner determine cause and manner of death? In about 2/3's of the cases the answer is Yes. The other 1/3 is when an autopsy is performed and the Forensic Pathologist determines the cause. In all cases the coroner determines the manner of death from the emergency scene. 2. How can the coroner's office save money? I know the popular thing is to say you can save lots of money, however the budget is just over $90,000. As it currently works the budget is pretty conservative. In Park County we currently use the Jefferson County facility for most cases at a real bargain of just $50 per case. The staff at Jefferson county is very professional and it is close for families and transporting. With that in mind, there may be a few places to save but overall Coroner Morris operates this office very proficiently on a very small budget. I feel that when elected, I will need to thoroughly investigate the current budget and what tactics have been tried in the past before making any extreme changes. As the old adage goes, why fix what isn't broke. 3. As a candidate, what makes you qualified to be coroner? As the elected coroner you should have a good medical back ground and an extensive amount of emergency scene experience. I have both. I have seven years and hundreds, if not thousands, of hours of experience on emergency scenes and practicing emergency medicine right here in Park County.
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