[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 84 (Monday, June 13, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1066]
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                          BRIAN COOPER TRIBUTE

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                          HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 13, 2011

  Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate 
Brian Cooper for earning the Alamosa Police Department's Lifesaver 
Award. His quick thinking and decisive action during his regular patrol 
of the small Colorado town saved the life of another resident.
  Detective Cooper, a patrol officer at the time, saw one of the town's 
elderly residents choking. After calling an ambulance, he cleared the 
man's airway of the food he was choking on and successfully 
administered CPR. Paramedics credit Officer Cooper for saving the life 
of a man who would have otherwise died had he not intervened.
  Detective Cooper is one of only a handful of recipients of the 
Lifesaver Award. It is not given lightly, but there was little argument 
against the Detective's merit. A father of two and loving husband to 
his high school sweetheart, Brian Cooper is an exemplary member of 
Colorado's police force.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to recognize Brian Cooper today. Alamosa 
is deservedly proud of him and I have no doubt that he will continue to 
expand on his already excellent record.

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