[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 105 (Monday, July 29, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1438-E1439]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO GLENN J. WINUK

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                           HON. PETER T. KING

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 26, 2002

  Mr. KING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Glenn J. 
Winuk, a heroic citizen who sacrificed his life on September 11th to 
save the lives of others. Glenn served the Jericho community for 19 
years as an attorney, an EMT, and commissioner of the Jericho Fire 
District.
  Immediately after the World Trade Center Towers were attacked on 
September 11th, Glenn, a partner in the law firm of Holland & Knight 
LLP, helped evacuate tenants of his office building at 195 Broadway, 
about a block away from Ground Zero. He then identified himself as a 
rescue professional to other rescue workers on the scene, borrowed a 
mask, gloves, and First Response medic bag to assist others as the 
South Tower fell minutes later. His remains were recovered, medic bag 
by his side on Wednesday, March 30th, 2002.
  Glenn Winuk was an attorney, but his real passion was firefighting. 
His passion and bravery were displayed on many occasions, such

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as rendering aid in 1993 when terrorists bombed the World Trade Center 
and in 1990 at the Avianca plane crash on Long Island.
  On September 11th, Glenn ran to Ground Zero as a volunteer 
firefighter and EMT worker. He acted quickly and without regard for his 
own life, only for those in trouble. It was not Glenn's responsibility 
to put his life on the line for others that terrible day. But he had 
the training to help and was in the position to do so. Glenn Winuk paid 
the ultimate price while saving the lives of others, and his memory 
will serve as a testament to his bravery. Let us honor the life he 
gave, and the heroic legacy he left behind.

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