[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 55 (Wednesday, April 21, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E718-E719]
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                      ERIC LAW HONORED FOR BRAVERY

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                          HON. DAVID D. PHELPS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 21, 1999

  Mr. PHELPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and honor Eric 
Law, a very brave and courageous young man. Last summer, while Eric and 
his family were at a hotel in Peoria, Eric noticed a girl who was at 
the bottom of the hotel pool, and appeared to be in trouble. Taking the 
initiative, Eric jumped into the pool and brought the girl to the 
surface. Eric was assisted in efforts to save the life of this

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young girl by Mitch Jones, who helped drag the girl out of the pool and 
Cathy Highley, who performed CPR on the girl and restarted her 
breathing. On the morning of April 19th the Macon County Safe Kids 
Committee awarded Eric their safety Award for his bravery at Mt. Zion 
Jr. High School, where Eric is a student in the seventh grade.
  Mr. Speaker, with the recent tragedy at a high school in Colorado, 
where we have all witnessed the potential destructiveness of children, 
it is refreshing and uplifting for me to address the Congress with 
Eric's story. I invite all of my colleagues to join me in wishing the 
best of luck to Eric in the future and thanking him for his undaunted 
act.

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