[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 11 (Tuesday, February 8, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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[Congressional Record: February 8, 1994]
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                        TRIBUTE TO ROBERT CHAIS

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                       HON. ROBERT G. TORRICELLI

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 8, 1994

  Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to Robert Chais, a 
constituent of mine and a founder of one of the foremost emergency 
medical services facilities in the Nation.
  Mr. Chais founded the Bergen County Emergency Medical Services [EMS] 
Training Center in Paramus, NJ. This center has become nationally 
respected as one of the finest EMS training facilities in America.
  Under Bob Chais' direction, the Bergen County EMS Center has trained 
thousands of New Jersey volunteer ambulance, rescue, and firefighting 
personnel. These volunteers have been responsible for saving countless 
thousands of people throughout New Jersey.
  The standards set by Mr. Chais have influenced similar training 
centers across the country and thus resulted in the countless numbers 
of Americans surviving accidents and medical emergencies.
  Mr. Chais served the center for more than 15 years, for he did not 
seek nor receive any compensation. In fact, Mr. Chais passed while 
teaching a class on Wednesday evening, January 27, 1994, at the age of 
54.
  It is rare that one man performs so much work to have such a positive 
effect on the lives of so many. His death is a great loss to the State 
of New Jersey. It is in service to the citizens of New Jersey that Mr. 
Chais will be fondly remembered.

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