Patrick Buhler

It’s been over a year ago, but for Patrick Buhler it’s like yesterday when he experienced his life-changing experience. You see… Patrick Buhler died in the ambulance, and like Lazarus in the Bible, he came back to life after several attempts to reactivate his heart. He had a massive heart attack that left him with the use of only 20% of his heart. Now Patrick’s heart has been restored to 40%.
Patrick is so grateful to the EMS that he visits the Port Lavaca EMS station often taking them food gifts while expressing his thanks. The two EMS heroes that were with him the day of his heart attack were James Warmuth and Joe Robert Perez. Pictured from left to right are James, Patrick, and Joe.

Just like the background of the picture that says “teamwork” it took the teamwork of James and Joe to save Patrick. Joe had to pull over the ambulance to help James reactivate Patrick’s heart when it stopped. It would stop eight more times on the way to Citizens Memorial Hospital. All this time Patrick was unaware of what was happening. He wouldn’t find out anything until he came out of a coma days later.

Patrick is originally from Victoria and has lived in Calhoun County specifically in Port O’Connor and Alamo Beach for 12 years. He is one of eight children of Barbara and William Buhler. Patrick has done carpentry all his life. For the past 12 years he has had his own company called PB Fencing and Deck. The reason Patrick loves to live by the water is because he’s been around it all his life. His family used to have a bay home in Port O’Connor on the corner of Washington and Jackson Street.

Patrick wants to thank the staff at Citizens where he was hospitalized, and he extends endless gratitude to James and Joe who came that day from the Seadrift EMS substation. Patrick also wants to recognize the Port O’Connor Volunteer Fire Department who were there with him until James and Joe were able to come. Patrick wants to note that because of the proximity of the Seadrift EMS substation it saved his life.