congressional_record: CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgE1933-3
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| CREC-1996-10-21-pt1-PgE1933-3 | 1996-10-21 | 104 | 2 | HONORING HOUSTON'S FIREFIGHTERS | HOUSE | EXTENSIONS | HONORING | E1933 | E1934 | [{"name": "Ken Bentsen", "role": "speaking"}] | 142 Cong. Rec. E1933 | Congressional Record, Volume 142 Issue 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996) [Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E1933-E1934] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] HONORING HOUSTON'S FIREFIGHTERS ______ HON. KEN BENTSEN of texas in the house of representatives Monday, October 21, 1996 Mr. BENTSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Incorporated, Gamma Phi Sigma Chapter, in honoring Houston's firefighters for their outstanding service to our community. The chapter will honor Houston's firefighters at their 16th annual Status of Women Luncheon on October 26, 1996. We seldom think of firefighters unless we hear a screaming siren or see the flashing light of a fire engine. But the fact that we don't often think about firefighters is a testament to how well they do their job--we comfortably go about our everyday lives because we know [[Page E1934]] that these dedicated people stand ready to respond quickly and effectively in an emergency. Much of firefighting is undramatic-- keeping equipment in condition, teaching fire prevention, anticipating causes of fire. But a life-and-death emergency is always only a 911 call away, and firefighters and their families live with that constant risk. For that we say thank you. I salute the Houston firefighters honorees who have served the community so well: Clifford J. Thompson, Willie S. Bright, Milton Alfred, Samuel Kemp, Willie D. Cooper, Walter T. Brooks, James Johnson, Jr., Rudolph Cline, Aaron Bernard, Otis L. Burns, Edward Jackson, Bricey Childress, James Perry, James Haekney, Larry Kaperhart, Albert D. Robinson, Sr., Julio Terry, Charles Wheeler, Herb Kimbrel, Otis Jordan, Chief Hershel Julian, Thomas E. Patterson, Ozell Love, Robin Allen, Annette Thomas, Maria Jordan, Capt. Gary Cooper, Chief John Mayes, Wilmer Monmouth, Jr., Robyn Waller, and Frank Jackson. Again, I would like to congratulate and thank the Houston firefighters and the men and women who have dedicated themselves to serving others and keeping our city safe. ____________________ |