[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 22, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H5381]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       REMEMBERING PHILIP SCHOLZ

  (Mr. SWALWELL of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SWALWELL of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to remember and honor 
Philip Scholz of Pleasanton, California, who died last year saving 
another person from an oncoming train.
  In January 2014, Philip saw someone on the Caltrain commuter tracks. 
He reached out to try and help save this person. Both were tragically 
struck by the train, and while the other man suffered injuries, he 
survived, and we lost Philip.
  Originally from Washington State, Phil attended college in the bay 
area at Santa Clara University. At the time of his death, he and his 
wife had lived in Pleasanton, my Congressional district, for over 10 
years.
  Phil was not just a hero for the way that he saved this man's life; 
that is how he lived every day. Phil loved to hike, play organized 
sports, and rescue animals. He was also a regular blood donor and 
constantly put others before himself.
  His wife and friends have honored his memory by creating the Philip 
Scholz Memorial Foundation to support the interests and causes in which 
Phil believed, such as donating to the Valley Humane Society of 
Pleasanton.
  Earlier this year, Phil was posthumously awarded the Carnegie Medal 
by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission, given to recognize those who have 
risked their lives to save others, and given to fewer than 10,000 
people since 1904.
  Both the memorial foundation and this award are fitting tributes for 
such a courageous man. Hopefully, they serve to remind us of Phil's 
example and inspire others as well.

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