[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 94 (Wednesday, July 13, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1477]
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           HONORING AND THANKING ALAN LEMONS AND CHADO JACOBS

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                           HON. BOB BEAUPREZ

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 13, 2005

  Mr. BEAUPREZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor and thank two men 
from Hudson, Colorado, Alan Lemons and Chado Jacobs, for their 
selflessness and heroic acts that helped save the lives of two other 
fellow Coloradans, Shalyn and Zach Roach on Saturday, June 18, 2005.
  Mr. Speaker, on that same day I was witness to an event of true 
heroism and of God's great intervention. That Saturday, I had the honor 
of joining some of the tremendously dedicated and talented group of 
professionals who make up the St. Anthony Hospital's Flight for Life 
team of Colorado.
  It just so happened that on this Saturday morning, the Flight for 
Life air ambulance was called to the accident site in Hudson, Colorado 
where Shalyn and Zach Roach had been in a car accident that led to 
their car being trapped upside down, underwater, in an irrigation 
canal.
  As the car lay upside down, partially submerged in water, the 
situation was obviously very dire for the Roaches. However, thanks to 
Alan Lemons and Chado Jacobs, Shalyn and Zach Roach are still with us 
today.
  After witnessing the accident, Mr. Lemons and Mr. Jacobs immediately 
rushed into the canal and, putting their own personal safety aside, 
went underwater in order to pull the Roaches from their submerged 
vehicle and perform CPR on Shalyn.
  Mr. Speaker, the term ``hero'' means different things to different 
people. To some, people who have fought in wars for our country are 
heroes, and I think that's a very appropriate description. For others, 
a hero may be a former teacher or coach, or maybe even a professional 
athlete. I submit, Mr. Speaker, that the actions of these two men from 
Hudson, Colorado are nothing short of heroic. Before the Flight for 
Life crew arrived on the scene of the accident, these men acted without 
concern for themselves and helped save two lives of people they had 
never met before.
  And so, Mr. Speaker, it's with great appreciation and honor that I 
speak from the floor of this great chamber to honor Alan Lemons and 
Chado Jacobs for their selflessness and heroism. We're proud to call 
them Coloradans, and the State is a better place because of them.

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