[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 149 (Wednesday, October 3, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2055]
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                        TRIBUTE TO LUCAS KEIGLEY

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 3, 2007

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor an exceptional young 
man from my Congressional District in Iowa.
  Lucas Keigley, a 9-year-old fourth-grader from Gilbert, Iowa, was 
recently honored for his role in solving an arson case in July of this 
year.
  According to a story in the Ames Tribune, Lucas had been at Gilbert 
Elementary School playing when two older boys, ages 14 and 15, lit a 
piece of cardboard on fire and threw it into a dumpster. The fire 
caught, and its proximity to both school property and several propane 
tanks could have made for a dangerous situation.
  Lucas jumped into action and rightly followed the good advice that 
his mother Lisa always taught him: find an adult and tell them what he 
saw.
  After alerting his mother to what he saw, Lucas worked with the 
Gilbert Fire Department and the Story County Sheriff's Office to help 
them find the suspects immediately, sparing law enforcement the time 
and cost of a lengthy arson investigation.
  It is heartening to know that Lucas may be considering law 
enforcement as a career, according to his mother. It may just be his 
calling considering that his grandfather, Claire Keigley, served his 
community of Ames as a police officer for more than 28 years.
  When we see, read and hear news of tragedy, pain and scandal on 
almost a daily basis it is heartening to hear the story about a fine 9-
year-old young man from Iowa named Lucas Keigley who bravely did the 
right thing. I am honored to represent Lucas and his family in Congress 
and I know that all of my colleagues here in the United States Congress 
join me today in congratulating and thanking Lucas for helping make his 
community a safer place.

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