[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 60 (Tuesday, May 4, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E738]
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           RECOGNIZING CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR NEIL JAY ROSENBERG

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                         HON. JAMES R. LANGEVIN

                            of rhode island

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 4, 2004

  Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of the late Mr. Neil 
Jay Rosenberg, formerly of Westerly, Rhode Island, who will be awarded 
the Carnegie Medal for his heroism on the morning of July 17, 2002. 
This year, 19 individuals from throughout the United States and Canada 
will receive the Carnegie Medal for risking their lives to an 
extraordinary degree while saving or attempting to save the lives of 
others. The medal and $3,500 grant will be presented posthumously to 
Mr. Rosenberg's father of Brooklyn, New York.
  Alerted to a fire in the livingroom of his family's two-story house 
on July 17, 2002, Mr. Rosenberg quickly evacuated his step father, 
Robert L. Ingram, who required the use of a wheelchair. He then turned 
back into the house where his girlfriend, Tara Verrier, and two half 
sisters, Crystal L. and Carol Ingram, remained on the second floor. 
Tragically, neither Mr. Rosenberg nor the others survived the fire.
  Mr. Speaker, I hope our colleagues will join me in honoring a true 
hero, Mr. Neil Jay Rosenberg, for sacrificing his life in the hopes of 
saving others.

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