[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23888]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO LIEUTENANT JOE ROSS

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                         HON. JOHN P. SARBANES

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 2, 2008

  Mr. SARBANES. Madam Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge Lieutenant 
Joe Ross of the Howard County Department of Fire & Rescue Services, who 
has recently received two distinct honors. Lieutenant Ross has been 
named Howard County's 2008 Employee of the Year as well as Career 
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Provider of the Year by the American 
Legion--Department of Maryland. It is right to take time in the 
Congress to thank someone for a job well done. Today we pause to 
recognize a man who goes above and beyond the call of duty.
  Lieutenant Ross has worked as a medical professional with Howard 
County Fire and Rescue for almost 10 years. Before that time he worked 
for the Anne Arundel County Fire Department and served in the United 
States Navy. Ross currently serves as an instructor of advanced cardiac 
life support and pediatric advanced life support at the James N. Robey 
Public Safety Training Center, training not only his peers, but also 
nurses and doctors from area hospitals. His fellow citizens have 
recognized the value of his work to Howard County and the quality, 
skill and dedication that he brings to his work every day. Madam 
Speaker, Lieutenant Ross's contributions to our community deserve our 
recognition and we in Maryland thank him for his service.

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