[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 57 (Tuesday, April 30, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E661]
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                       TRIBUTE TO MARYNEZ TORRES

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                        HON. WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 30, 1996

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I pay tribute today to a brave young woman 
in my district whose quick thinking saved her family.
  Ms. Marynez Torres, 15 was baby-sitting her two younger brothers when 
a fire broke out in the kitchen of the family's home. Unable to 
extinguish the fire, Ms. Torres rushed her two brothers out of the 
house to a safe location and dialed ``911''.
  She was recently honored by both the Hodgkins Village board president 
and the Pleasantview Fire Protection District for her heroic efforts. 
As Pleasantview Fire Chief Dan Hermes told Ms. Torres, ``You did 
everything right. We thank you for remembering what to do.''
  Mr. Speaker, I commend Ms. Torres for her quick thinking that saved 
the life of her two brothers.

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