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Heart Warrior Honors Fallen Father Through Nursing Career

2/18/2026

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Erin Hunter-McPhan, 36, works at Children's Health and survived seven open-heart surgeries for Tetralogy of Fallot after infancy, including a cardiac arrest.
Her father, Sergeant Gregory Hunter, was killed in the line of duty in 2004.
She pursued nursing to honor him.
She is now a program manager at the heart center.
She is inspired by scripture from the book of James and supports Sergeant Gregory L. Hunter Memorial Foundation.

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Story summary

Erin Hunter-McPhan, 36, works at Children's Health and survived seven open-heart surgeries for Tetralogy of Fallot after infancy, including a cardiac arrest.
Her father, Sergeant Gregory Hunter, was killed in the line of duty in 2004.
She pursued nursing to honor him.
She is now a program manager at the heart center.
She is inspired by scripture from the book of James and supports Sergeant Gregory L. Hunter Memorial Foundation.