[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 31 (Thursday, March 19, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E430]
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                        TRIBUTE TO ANDREA GIBSON

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 19, 1998

  Mr. THOMPSON. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to stand here before you 
today and pay tribute to a courageous young person in my district. Ms. 
Andrea Gibson, a 11th-grader at Warren Central High School in 
Vicksburg, MS saved a 5-year-old from drowning on June 29th in a pool 
in Birmingham, Ala. Ms. Gibson was on vacation with her mother when she 
noticed a child staring fearfully into the pool calling his brother's 
name.
  When Andrea heard the young boy, call out for his brother, she 
quickly noticed that the child was at the bottom of the pool and 
proceeded to jump in. Once the boy was rescued from the pool, Andrea 
quickly performed CPR to revive the young man. Had it not been for the 
actions of Ms. Gibson, the life of a young child could have been in 
severe jeopardy or lost.
  Mr. Speaker, my hat goes off to Ms. Gibson. At a time in our history 
where so many children are doing negative things, it is stories such as 
these where we need to take a look at our young people's positive 
actions and congratulate them on their valor and good judgement. Ms. 
Gibson is a very courageous young woman and I wish her the very best in 
her future endeavors.




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