[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 119 (Wednesday, September 3, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S11026]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO MARJORIE BROOKS

 Mr. JEFFORDS. Mr. President, as Senators, we are accustomed to 
the glare of the public spotlight which sometimes gives us more credit 
than we deserve. There are those, however, who work tirelessly for 
those in their community without such recognition.
  I wish to recognize one of those persons who works behind the scenes 
to make our country a better place to live. Marjorie Brooks, of Glover, 
was killed on Monday, August 25, 2003 while responding to a person in 
need.
  Brooks was riding in an emergency vehicle that rolled over enroute to 
assist at the scene of a vehicle accident.
  Marjorie Brooks was captain and president of the Barton Emergency 
Medical Services and had served on the squad for more than 25 years. 
She was planning to retire in September.
  ``Marge and her family are really a part of the history of emergency 
medical services in Barton, the Northeast Kingdom, and Vermont as a 
whole,'' said Dan Manz, chief of Emergency Medical Services for the 
State Department of Health. ``Marge has embodied the best of community-
based emergency medical care. She touched thousands of lives as an 
EMT.'' I couldn't have said it better myself.
  The State of Vermont, including all those she served, has suffered a 
great loss in her death. I hope her family, including her son, Phil 
Brooks, who is the Secretary-Treasurer of the Barton EMS, finds the 
strength they need in coping with this tragic loss.
  Marjorie was a true public servant, and Vermont mourns her 
loss.

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