[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 16, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E444]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING THERESA J. SANDERS, ROBERT E. KEIN AND SHERI SORENSON

                                 ______
                                 

                             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 Sheri Sorenson, Theresa J. 
Sanders and Robert E. Kein 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.
  Theresa J. Sanders, Robert E. Kein and Sheri Sorenson are three of 
those extraordinary citizens. On June 16, 1998 an Eau Claire man doing 
some repair work outside of Sheri Sorenson's house on Midway street in 
Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The man had an internal defibrillator installed 
earlier that year that can detect a lethal heart rhythm and in response 
shock the heart. At approximately 4:20 p.m. the man went into cardiac 
arrest. Sheri notified her neighbors Theresa Sanders and Robert Kein 
who rushed over to assist. They moved the man to a flat surface and 
began two person CPR. After several minutes of CPR they were able to 
retrieve a pulse, and when the ambulance arrived paramedics were able 
to continue with advanced life support procedures. He was then 
transported to the hospital. Theresa and Robert provided the care that 
was necessary for the man to survive.
  On behalf of all the citizens of western Wisconsin I ask that the 
United States House of Representatives recognize Sheri Sorenson, 
Theresa J. Sanders and Robert E. Kein for their courage and thank them 
for being concerned and giving community citizens.

                          ____________________