[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 49 (Friday, March 14, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E213-E214]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
HONORING MR. DORIAN PACE
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HON. SHONTEL M. BROWN
of ohio
in the house of representatives
Friday, March 14, 2025
Ms. BROWN. Mr. Speaker, today I ask my colleagues to join me in
honoring Mr. Dorian Pace, a Cleveland Heights School Bus Driver, whose
heroism, service, and character saved the lives of fifteen students.
It was the morning of February 27th when Mr. Pace heard a loud boom
from under the bus. This is when the experience he accumulated from his
eleven years working with the
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Cleveland Heights School District kicked in to save the lives of
students as the bus began to be engulfed in flames.
From the moment the school bus doors open in the early morning to
dropping out children off at the bus stop in the afternoon, school bus
drivers are vital to ensuring that the most precious among our
community have a safe passage to and from school. Mr. Pace is a proud
member of the Ohio Association of Public School Employees/American
Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (OAPSE/AFSCME)
Local 4 and The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial
Organizations (AFL-CIO).
Prior to working for the Cleveland Heights School District, he worked
with the Bellefaire JCB, mental health facility, which provides 24/7
treatment for youth and adolescents in Northeast, Ohio. Mr. Pace's
commitment to public service is a testament to the many hardworking
individuals of OH-11.
I thank Mr. Pace for saving the lives of fifteen children and for
dedicating his life to serving our community.
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