[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 67 (Wednesday, May 25, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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               TRIBUTE TO JONATHAN ROBERTS AND RITA KULL

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                       HON. GEORGE (BUDDY) DARDEN

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 25, 1994

  Mr. DARDEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize two of my fellow 
citizens from Cobb County, GA, who helped save the life of another 
human being recently.
  One of them, 15-year-old Jonathan Roberts, used the training he 
learned in the Boy Scouts to save the life of an injured motorist. The 
other concerned citizen, Mrs. Rita Kull, came to his aid.
  Jonathan was riding his bicycle to visit a friend last month when he 
witnessed an automobile accident. Rushing to the scene quickly, 
Jonathan found the driver, Matthew Lee Ruff, lying nearby with blood 
pouring from his forehead. In a report in the Marietta Daily Journal, 
Mr. Ruff said he thought he was going to die.
  Jonathan, remembering the training he had gotten in the Boy Scouts, 
immediately applied pressure with his bare hands to Mr. Ruff's forehead 
to help slow down the bleeding. And just as importantly, Mr. Ruff said, 
his young rescuer calmed him when he thought his life was over.
  Mrs. Kull, who saw the accident, also stopped to help Mr. Ruff while 
Jonathan rode his bike to a nearby house to ask someone to call 911.
  Cobb County firefighters arrived on the scene quickly and took Mr. 
Ruff to Kennestone Hospital in Marietta. I am very pleased to report 
that Mr. Ruff was later released and is recovering from his injuries.
  Mr. Speaker, I am sure all of my colleagues in this body join me in 
saluting Jonathan Roberts and Rita Kull for their unselfish regard for 
others. This kind of action demonstrates that caring for the well-being 
of others, even perfect strangers, is what makes a community worth 
living in.

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