Aruba Marriott gives special recognition to associates for helping save a guest’s life

The Aruba Marriott complex congratulates Marcel Maduro – Loss Prevention Supervisor, Shurwensley Geertruida – Loss Prevention Officer y Anthony Scholten – Loss Prevention Officer, with their special recognition from Mr. David Marriott, for helping to save the life of a guest – Mr. Kai Kuo – who was staying at Marriott’s Aruba Surf Club in March 2023. This special recognition is identified as the Chairman’s award by Marriott International, which is designed to recognize associates who have partaken in saving the life of a guest and to give gratitude to the associates for their act of bravery as well as to promote safety and security within Marriott International. Training, teamwork, and bravery were the characteristics which helped save the life of Mr. Kai Kuo, who  was taken out of the ocean without a pulse. Marcel, Shurwensley and Anthony reacted in immediate response to give medical assistance through CPR as well as using the automated external defibrillator (AED) to stabilize the guest as they waited for an ambulance to arrive.

Both the action and reaction from Marcel, Shurwensley and Anthony were heroic acts and to be admired, which surely Mr. David Marriott has recognized through the beautiful form of appreciation by honoring Marcel, Shurwensley and Anthony with this special recognition. Jay Galindo – Senior Director of Global Safety & Security – Risk Management at Marriott International
personally awarded this special recognition to Aruba Marriott’s three brave associates during a recent visit to the island.

The management and staff of the Aruba Marriott Complex is very proud and grateful to their three heroes and congratulates them on receiving this meaningful recognition. Additionally, a special thank you is extended to Johanna, a fellow first respondent, who was on the beach when the incident happened and jumped in to help.