[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6970]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              PAYING TRIBUTE TO SERGEANT JEFFREY A. STONE

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 3, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Sergeant Jeffrey A. 
Stone in recognition of his heroic act performed at the Bureau of 
Reclamation's Hoover Dam resulting in the saving of a life and to 
commend him for receiving the U.S. Department of the Interior Valor 
Award.
  On October 14, 2005, Sergeant Stone displayed outstanding dedication 
and commitment to the Hoover Dam Police Department when he assisted a 
fellow officer in preventing a suicide. While on duty at the entrance 
to the Nevada Spillway Lot, Sergeant Stone observed a man standing on 
the wall overlooking the face of Hoover Dam. Suspecting the man was a 
possible suicide he radioed Corporal Russell Balbirona for help. While 
waiting for Corporal Balbirona to come, Sergeant Stone approached the 
man and demanded he get down from the wall. The man told him he was 
going to end his life.
  Sergeant Stone offered him words of encouragement, but the man still 
refused to get down. Working in unison with Corporal Balbirona who had 
then arrived, Sergeant Stone continued talking to the man to distract 
him while Corporal Balbirona approached the man from behind. When the 
man reached for a cigarette that Sergeant Stone had offered him, 
Corporal Balbirona grabbed the man around the waist and safely removed 
him from the wall. As the two men were falling to the ground, Sergeant 
Stone immediately assisted Corporal Balbirona. After the man was 
subdued and taken into police custody, he was transported to Boulder 
City Hospital for a psychological evaluation. Prior to being 
transported to the hospital the man thanked the officers for saving his 
life and apologized for creating a disturbance.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Sergeant Jeffrey A. Stone for his 
exceptional display of courage, quick reaction, and heroic actions 
carried out in this life-saving incident. I further congratulate 
Sergeant Stone for receiving the U.S. Department of the Interior Valor 
Award. I thank him for his distinguished service and wish him the best 
in all of his future endeavors.

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