Melvin H. Willis attempted to rescue James Nazzaro, Jr., from assault, Boca Raton, Florida, January 13, 1979. Nazzaro, 44, was attacked by two young men and their female companions. Willis, 66, who had had open heart surgery, approached and pleaded with the assailants to cease their attack. They then beat and kicked Willis before fleeing. Nazzaro recovered after having been hospitalized for injuries he had sustained. Willis, who suffered a heart attack after being removed to a hospital, was found to have sustained damage to the plastic arteries around his heart. He was hospitalized and underwent a lengthy recuperative period. 57243-6510
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