[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 30, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E811]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             STEVE MASSANO

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 29, 2003

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I have the distinct honor and privilege 
today to honor a real-life hero from my district by the name of Steve 
Massano of Montrose, Colorado.
  Steve serves as a Montrose County Sheriff's Deputy, but what I'm 
about to share with you here did not happen in the course of his 
duties, but rather as a concerned citizen. On December 2nd of last 
year, Steve came across an accident in the town of Olathe. After 
getting out of his truck to help, he came across an eight-year-old girl 
who had been ejected from her vehicle and had stopped breathing. Two 
adults hovered over her, pleading for the child to breathe.
  Steve quickly and calmly assessed the situation, and after checking 
to be sure the child was not breathing, began to administer CPR. Less 
than a minute later, the girl began kicking and sputtering and 
breathing on her own. She returned home from the hospital a day or two 
later with no serious injuries and returned to school a short time 
later.
  For his heroic actions, Montrose County Sheriff Warren Waterman 
recently presented Steve with the department's Life Saving Medal along 
with a letter of commendation from the Olathe Ambulance Service for 
``going above and beyond the call of duty.''
  Mr. Speaker, we rejoice in the life of that eight-year-old girl, and 
we are thankful that Steve came across the scene of the accident that 
day. His quick-thinking and life-saving heroics will be remembered 
everyday by the family and friends of that young girl. Steve is a true 
asset to the Montrose County Sheriffs Department, his community, and 
the state of Colorado, and I wish him all the best in his future 
endeavors.

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