[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22764]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       RECOGNIZING MICHAEL LAKIN

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                         HON. DAVID G. REICHERT

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 25, 2009

  Mr. REICHERT. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of a true 
hero, Michael Lakin. Michael, a former student at Cascade Christian 
high school in Puyallup, Washington, and an Eagle Scout, saved his 
classmate Allen, a quadriplegic, from choking to death last November.
  Madam Speaker, because of Allen's condition he was unable to draw 
attention to himself when he was choking while eating lunch with his 
mother, Cathy, and his friends at Cascade Christian. Thankfully, 
Michael noticed something wasn't right and sprang into action. He 
picked Allen out of his wheelchair and performed the Heimlich maneuver 
on him successfully, no doubt saving a precious young life.
  Michael graduated from Cascade Christian this past summer and is now 
attending classes at a local community college. I thank him for his 
courageous actions, I thank him for his service and determination as an 
Eagle Scout and I wish him the best in the future.

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