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Service, Dedication Saluted At Pitassi/Van Houten Station
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Escalon Community Ambulance stalwarts Tina Van Houten, left, and Mike Pitassi share a smile as they listen to ECA Board President Jerry Emery offer remarks on Sunday at the naming of the ambulance building on Ullrey Avenue as the Pitassi/Van Houten Station. Marg Jackson/The Times
Same building, new name. A special ceremony on Sunday morning saw the dedication of and official re-naming of the Escalon Community Ambulance station on Ullrey Avenue – it is now known as the Pitassi/Van Houten Station. The naming comes in honor of longtime ECA leaders, Chief Mike Pitassi and Lead Medic Tina Van Houten, both of whom have served the community for years.