[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 172 (Wednesday, December 12, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2258]
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                     A TRIBUTE TO MR. CAREY RAMIREZ

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                           HON. NITA M. LOWEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 11, 2001

  Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in tribute to Carey Ramirez, one of 
the many true heroes who emerged from the devastation of September 
11th.
  Mr. Ramirez, a 25-year-old hospice nurse employed by the Hospice of 
New York and working out of the Margaret Tietz Center for Nursing Care 
Inpatient Hospice Unit, was on a bus, traveling to his NYU Nursing 
Education program at the time of the attack on the World Trade Center.
  Seeing the smoke and flame, Mr. Ramirez urgently requested the bus 
driver to stop to allow him to investigate the situation. He was 
dressed in his nursing whites and carrying a stethoscope, and was 
anxious--like so many health care and rescue personnel--to help people 
in Lower Manhattan.
  Mr, Ramirez, without hesitation or thought of his own well-being, 
found himself at the South Tower, identified himself to authorities and 
proceeded to look for individuals to assist. He was at 4 World Trade 
Center when the South Tower collapsed. With his own life in danger, he 
found and rescued two women, one of whom was blind.
  Carey's heroic effort was captured by CNN and People magazine, and 
was also featured in U2's music video ``Walk On''. He was seen 
assisting both women--his arm locked with the arm of the blind woman, 
the other woman clinging to his backpack. All were covered with ash.
  There were many such heroes on that terrible day. But what has 
impressed me about this young man is his continued unassuming demeanor 
and belief that he is not a hero--just a New Yorker who put other New 
Yorkers' well-being ahead of his own.
  In my judgement, Carey Ramirez is a hero and I am pleased and honored 
to recognize him today.

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