August 23, 1979: Cooper, Kingery among first class of certified paramedics August 23, 1979: Holly Nance entered Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston Monday and underwent surgery Tuesday . . .State certified paramedics graduating with the first EMS Panhandle class include W.J. Cooper and Anthony Kingery of Silverton . . .Electricity customers in the South Plains, Silverton and Lone Star communities…