Craig M. Tinneny of Collegville, Pennsylvania is a 9-1-1
Telecommunicator with the Montgomery County Department of
Public Safety in Pennsylvania. He was presented a Letter of
Commendation from the Upper Providence Township Police
Department April16, 2021.
In the early morning hours of March 19th, Craig assisted
over the radio with the delivery of a baby in a vehicle at
Route 422 and Collegeville Road in Upper Providence
Township.
The Commendation reads, in part, "Your professional conduct
and calm approach to a serious medical emergency assured the
successful outcome of an incredibly important event to this
couple and their newborn baby. It is with great appreciation
that I provide you with this letter of commendation,
acknowledging the qualities stated, and the exemplary
guidance provided by you to the father of the baby and the
officer on the scene during the successful delivery of life
in the most exigent of circumstances.”
Photos courtesy of the Montgomery County Department of Public
Safety.
Craig is the son of Paul and Eileen Lignelli Tinneny of
Philadelphia; grandson of John and Helen Tinneny of
Philadelphia; great-grandson of
James and Gertrude Tinneny
of Philadelphia and great-great-grandson of
Patrick “Yankee
Pat” Tinneny
of Goladuff, Newtownbutler, Co. Fermanagh, Northern Ireland,
Greenock, Scotland and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and his
wife Margaret Malloy.
