CONROE, Texas — The Carnegie Medal for Heroism is North America’s highest honor for civilian heroism, and a Conroe man is one of only 18 to earn that honor this time around.
Eighteen people, including two men honored posthumously, are being recognized for bravery by the Carnegie Hero Fund for risking their lives to stop violent attacks and save others across the U.S. and Canada. Among the honorees are men who confronted a gunman during the Lewiston, Maine, bowling alley shooting and others who helped subdue a knife-wielding attacker targeting author Salman Rushdie in New York.
Conroe man honored
It was May 28, 2024, when Robert E. Chance risked his life to save another civilian.
Chance, a 28-year-old contractor from Conroe, was driving through the Spring area that day with his girlfriend, Renee Young, and her daughter…