[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17899]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     PAYING TRIBUTE TO NEVADA HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER BOBBY KINTZEL

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 12, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Nevada Highway Patrol 
Officer Bobby Kintzel, whose story of perseverance and discipline 
should serve as an example to us all.
  On April 21, 2001, Bobby Kintzel, a Gulf War U.S. Marine veteran, was 
laying a tire strip on U.S. Highway 95 to puncture the tires of a 
stolen sports utility vehicle. The driver avoided the strip and 
purposely targeted Bobby, leaving him maimed and tragically killing a 
woman. Bobby suffered numerous injuries and was immediately air-lifted 
to University Medical Center. He stayed in the hospital for a year and 
underwent various surgeries. The weekly rehabilitation exercises became 
a personal test for Bobby, and all the while he kept in mind three 
words: adapt, improvise, overcome, a personal motto Bobby learned while 
in the Marine Corp. After he was released from the hospital, he lived 
in a rehabilitation facility and underwent occupational therapy and 
learned computer software. These days, the 35-year-old is still 
battling to recover, but he has come a long way.
  Still employed by the Nevada Highway Patrol, he works in an office, 
using the skills he learned during his occupational therapy. He also 
gives back to the community that gave him an outpouring of support 
immediately following his injuries. Bobby has spoken at high school 
assemblies, at Nellis Air Force Base, at a juvenile detention center 
and, on every third Wednesday of the month at the Clark County Library, 
to those who have DUI convictions. Bobby also mentors a Las Vegas 
hockey team made up of 15- to 18-year-olds.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Nevada Highway Patrol Officer Bobby 
Kintzel. His long and challenging recovery is truly a story of 
discipline and determination. I wish him the best with his continuing 
recovery.

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