On this day, the two Racine firefighters were playing golf at Johnson Park. But when they stood on the tee box of the fifth hole - jokingly referred to as "Cardiac Hill" by those who play the course on a regular basis - their foursome saw Gus Schumann, 76, collapse at the top of the hill.
Pena started to run toward Schumann. Castillo hopped into their cart and got to Schumann first.
"He was already turning purple and you could tell there was no oxygen in his blood," Castillo said. "There was no pulse and he wasn't breathing. My friend (Pena) and I started CPR right away. We did compressions and he still wasn't responding."
By then calls had been made to 911 and to the clubhouse, which dispatched a defibrillator that had been donated only last year by Roma Lodge.
That, Castillo said, proved to be the lifesaver. One shot from the defibrillator and the continued CPR and compressions resulted in Schumann breathing again.
Shortly after Schumann was resuscitated, a fire engine and rescue squad came.
Schumann was taken to St. Mary's Hospital and was in intensive care until Tuesday. He got to go home Wednesday afternoon.
