[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 2 (Thursday, January 6, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E18]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        REMEMBERING COREY ANKUM

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                           HON. MIKE QUIGLEY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 6, 2011

  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember a Chicago hero. On 
Dec. 23, firefighter Corey Ankum tragically lost his life in the line 
of duty when the roof of a South Shore building collapsed. Corey was 
just 34 years old.
  A former member of the Chicago Police Department, Corey had been a 
firefighter for just 18 months. He left the Police force to follow in 
the footsteps of his close relative, Gerald Glover, a veteran 
firefighter. Gerald, who rushed to the scene of the burning building in 
South Shore, remembered Corey as someone who ``loved helping people.''
  Whether it was battling the flames of a burning building or helping 
to keep neighborhoods safe, Corey spent his life serving Chicago and 
protecting Chicagoans. His selflessness will live on through his 
memory, and the lives of his surviving wife and children.
  I join the rest of Chicago in mourning the loss of one of our own. 
The city Corey gave his life to protect will never forget him.
  May he rest in peace.

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