[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 7163]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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                    TRIBUTE TO DANIEL AZZIZE SAMUEL

 Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize an 
outstanding young Virginian, Daniel Azzize Samuel, who has been 
selected to receive


the 2000 American Automobile Association Lifesaving Medal. This award 
is the highest honor given to members of the school safety patrol.
  Daniel is a member of the Kent Gardens School Safety Patrol in 
McLean, Virginia. On January 12th of this year, he was on his way to 
his post when he saw an eight-year-old student running back toward his 
departing bus. Quickly sizing up the danger, Daniel yelled at the 
student to stop. The bus driver also heard Daniel's yells and stopped 
the bus, a mere three feet from the oncoming student who was 
approaching in the driver's blind spot.
  I salute Daniel and the other young recipients of this year's award, 
Daniel Rogers of Maryland and Greg Lawson and Tasha Tanner of Ohio, for 
their lifesaving contributions to the safety of their fellow students. 
As members of their school safety patrols, these young people have made 
invaluable contributions to their schools and communities. I also 
commend the American Automobile Association for their sponsorship of 
this valuable program to keep our nation's young people safe on their 
trips to and from school.

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