[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 106 (Friday, July 31, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H6872]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNITION OF HEROIC EFFORTS OF BOY SCOUT TROOP 22 OF LOS ALAMOS IN 
                 DEATH OF TROOP LEADER DENNIS CARUTHERS

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Pease). Under a previous order of the 
House, the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. Redmond) is recognized for 5 
minutes.
  Mr. REDMOND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to two Boy 
Scout leaders and five Boy Scouts of Troop 22 of Los Alamos, New 
Mexico. Yesterday morning while on a canoe trip between in the boundary 
waters between the United States and Canada, tragedy struck Troop 22. 
One of the troop leaders, Dennis Caruthers, suffered a heart attack 
during a portage. Under the leadership of Mr. Charles Golding, he and 
the five Boy Scouts tried to save Mr. Caruthers' life. The boys carried 
Mr. Caruthers 100 rods from the center of the portage to the rescue 
site. For two hours the Boy Scouts took turns administering CPR until 
the rescue plane arrived to save the life of their leader. 
Unfortunately, they were unsuccessful. The medical professionals 
praised the boys for their excellent emergency response skills. In 
spite of the loss, the five Boy Scouts had done everything right.
  To the Caruthers family, Laurie and the children, we extend our 
sympathy for your loss and thank you for sharing Dennis with us. To Mr. 
Charles Golding, we give our thanks for your superb leadership and 
example for our boys in a time of great crisis. To the boys of Troop 
22, Billy Golding, Joseph Matthews, Mason Sturm, David Hunter and 
Jordan Redmond, we thank you for your heroic effort to save the life of 
your leader. To our friend Dennis Caruthers, we thank you for your many 
years of dedicated service to the Boy Scouts of Los Alamos. You were a 
fine example, a great American.
  Dennis, we will miss you.

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