[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 143 (Monday, October 21, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1933-E1934]
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                    HONORING HOUSTON'S FIREFIGHTERS

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                            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

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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.

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