[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 17, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E107]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                TRAGIC LOSS OF FOUR SEATTLE FIREFIGHTERS

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                           HON. JIM McDERMOTT

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 17, 1995
  Mr. McDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I would like to enter into the Record a 
few words in memory of the four firefighters who tragically lost their 
lives while serving the people of Seattle, WA on January 5, 1995.
  Although I did not know firefighter James T. Brown, Lt. Walter D. 
Kilgore, Lt. Gregory Shoemaker, or firefighter Randall R. Terlicker 
personally, I appreciate their work in service with the Seattle Fire 
Department. The dangers they daily encountered to protect the residents 
of the Seventh Congressional District did not deter them, and I share 
the community's expressions of admiration, gratitude, and sorrow at 
this time.
  All four firefighters exemplified the courageous tradition of their 
profession. Their implacable bravery and devotion to their work must 
not go unnoticed in the U.S. House of Representatives.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope you join me in extending my condolences to their 
families, friends, and colleagues in the Seattle Fire Department.


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