KEXP's John Richards Honors Late Nurse/Hero Aleks Vollmann

"Last night I found out that Aleks (Vollmann), a nurse I mentored 10 years ago passed away. He was home with Covid and then unexpectedly passed.

Aleks grew in his career to be an amazing Burns and Pediatric ICU nurse at Harborview, what a lot of us consider to be the hardest job in Seattle. He took care of the worst, the toddlers beaten by their mother's boyfriends and the burn patients who didn't want to go on. Being a critical care nurse was his passion and his identity. He was kind, he was incredibly clinically skilled and he always knew when to hold a patient's hand and when to gently motivate them with some tough love.

Aleks didn't have a lot of family, his family was his coworkers at Harborview. He was most proud of his service as a Marine. Can you please play something in remembrance for this remarkable man, on behalf of his medical family and all the patients he has cared for?

Aleks, your sacrifice will not be forgotten. Thank you." - Katie Moore, ARNP