[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21560]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                 DAVID WAYNE GILCREASE WAS TRULY A HERO

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 14, 1999

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I wanted to ask that we all pause for a 
moment to remember a man who will live forever in the hearts of all 
that knew him and many that didn't. David Wayne Gilcrease was a man who 
stood out to those around him. Friends remember him as a man who 
enjoyed fishing, rodeos, and dancing. But, most of all, he enjoyed his 
family and friends. His two sons, Spincer and Tyler, and his daughter, 
Kliftina, brought him endless joys. He was known as a good, upright 
man.
  He was also known as a person who had a tendency to stand up for what 
he felt was right, or against what he felt was wrong. On Friday night, 
September 3, that tendency cost him his life. David was in a grocery 
store when he heard gun shots outside. He could have stayed inside and 
ignored them, or gone on about his own business, but he didn't. With no 
thought for his own personal safety, he rushed forward to see if anyone 
needed his help. In doing this, he met a man holding a gun head on. Mr. 
Gilcrease weighed only 90 pounds, but he tackled this man and was shot 
in cold blood. He gave his life for someone he never met before.
  David Wayne Gilcrease is someone who will be missed by many. His 
friends and family will miss the man that they all enjoyed spending 
time with. The rest of us will miss the man who exemplified the 
selflessness that so few truly possess. But, when we lose a man such as 
Mr. Gilcrease, being missed is certainly no precursor to being 
forgotten. And, everyone who ever knew him, or knew of him, will walk 
through life a bit differently for it.

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