[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 46 (Thursday, April 23, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E670-E671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO PAUL KORBER

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                          HON. ELTON GALLEGLY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 23, 1998

  Mr. GALLEGLY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to pay tribute today to Paul 
Korber, a hero who lost his life while saving a mother and her two sons 
stranded in the rough waters of the Ventura Harbor. Paul Korber, a 
harbor patrol officer in Ventura County, California, ignored the 
dangers which took his life to save three others.
  The rescue was not an uncommon one for Paul Korber. He often risked 
his own safety to help those in danger--his job was to save lives. But 
that day the tides were not in his favor and he died in the line of 
duty, an unselfish chance he often took.
  Paul Korber was known as a fitness advocate and could usually be 
found on a mountain bike, camping or freediving to spear fish.

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Paul was a man who embraced life and who enjoyed a good adventure. 
Friends of Paul Korber have said he was a positive person who was 
always looking for ways to improve himself, whether it was learning a 
foreign language or staying physically fit.
  But besides being a hero and an athlete, Paul Korber was a success at 
one of life's biggest challenges--he was a single father. After Paul's 
wife, Cindy, died of cancer three years ago, Paul was faced with 
raising his son, Barrett, on his own. Paul and Barrett were very close, 
taking camping trips, bike riding and fishing together. Paul always 
found time for his young son, even helping out at Barrett's school.
  Paul Korber was a great father, an outstanding athlete, and a hero. 
His bravery and selflessness will always be remembered with 
gratefulness by the many lives he saved and with fondness by the many 
lives he touched.

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