[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 185 (Tuesday, November 19, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1465]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING MASON STIMATZE OF BOZEMAN

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. GREG GIANFORTE

                               of montana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 19, 2019

  Mr. GIANFORTE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mason Stimatze of 
Bozeman for his quick thinking and bravery that saved his family.
  In the early hours of a June morning, Mason woke up to the sound of 
crackling and the smell of smoke. He looked out his bedroom door and 
saw fire. The flames in the hallway blocked his path to his parents' 
bedroom. Mason ran outside and started banging on his parents' bedroom 
window. Mason's father, Nathan, and mother, Sabrina, woke up, broke the 
window, and safely climbed outside.
  Mason's brother and sister, however, were still in their home. Mason 
and his parents ran to their bedroom window and got them out safely.
  Mason's swift actions saved what is irreplaceable--family. His father 
said if it wasn't for Mason alerting them quickly to the danger, the 
story would have had a tragic ending.
  For someone to have the presence of mind to act calmly and swiftly in 
such a tense moment is remarkable. For a ten-year-old to do it, is 
amazing. His family calls him a hero, and I couldn't agree more.
  Madam Speaker, for saving his family's life through his bravery and 
quick thinking, I recognize Mason Stimatze for his Spirit of Montana.

                          ____________________