[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 16, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E441]
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                         HONORING SARA HOLBROOK

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                             HON. RON KIND

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 16, 1999

  Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a local hero 
from western Wisconsin. I want to honor Sara Holbrook who took 
courageous action to aid another citizen.
  For the past three years the Eau Claire Fire Fighters Local Union 
487, in conjunction with the Eau Claire Fire Department, have 
recognized area residents who acted bravely in emergency situations. 
The recipients of the Citizen Community Involvement Awards are citizens 
who put the safety and well being of their neighbors ahead of other 
concerns in a time of need.
  Sara Holbrook is one of those extraordinary citizens. Sara turned 
fifteen on February 5, 1998. It was approximately 7 a.m. and Sara was 
preparing her 12 year old brother and herself for school when she heard 
someone pounding at the back door. When she opened up the back door she 
found a 16 year old boy who had been shot in the neck and side and was 
covered in blood. Sara without hesitation helped him onto a nearby 
couch and dialed 911. While they waited for the fire/rescue units she 
gathered towels to apply pressure to his wounds in an attempt to stop 
or slow the bleeding. Sara was very strong that morning. When the boy 
said to her ``don't leave me,'' she did not and she did everything 
possible to better the life-threatening situation. She was not deterred 
by the possibility of the boy's assailant following him into the house 
or by the crying and confusion of the boy's four siblings who followed 
him into the house. Sara's courageous act on February 5, 1998, saved 
this young man's life.
  On behalf of all the citizens of western Wisconsin I ask that the 
United States House of Representatives recognize Sara Holbrook for her 
courage and thank her for being a concerned and giving community 
citizen.

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