[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23077]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   A TRIBUTE TO TWO BRAVE TOTS, JUWAN BRUNSON, 3 YEARS OLD, RHAQUANN 
                          BRUNSON, 4 YEARS OLD

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                            HON. GENE GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 6, 2006

  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to 
two very special tots, Juwan and Rhaquann Brunson, who had the presence 
of mind to call 911 to seek assistance from emergency personnel when 
their grandmother, Mrs. Otisteen Brunson, became dizzy and fell in her 
house on Park Avenue in Wilson, North Carolina.
  Mr. Speaker, I learned that as soon as Mrs. Brunson fell, Rhaquann 
and Juwan immediately charged to their grandmother's rescue; Rhaquann's 
tiny fingers happened upon 911 on his grandmother's telephone while 
little Juwan provided comfort to his grandmother by rubbing her head 
until the emergency personnel arrived.
  Mr. Speaker, this incident stresses the importance of parents, 
grandparents or older siblings taking the time to familiarize children 
at a very young age with the proper way to respond in emergency 
situations. It is critically important for children to know their 
address, home telephone number and how they should respond when 
confronted with a catastrophic situation such as illness, a fire or 
flood.
  I applaud Juwan and Rhaquann Brunson for their bravery, but more 
importantly, I applaud their grandmother, Mrs. Otisteen Brunson, for 
taking the time to teach these tots how to dial 911.
  Mr. Speaker, this special act performed by Mrs. Brunson's grandsons 
very well may have saved her life, as she had just recently been 
released from the hospital and she suffers with arthritis, congestive 
obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to rise and join me in paying 
tribute to two mighty brave tots, Juwan and Rhaquann Brunson. I thank 
God for the blessings of children.

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