[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 3]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4319]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    IN RECOGNITION OF SHERIFF MARGARET MIMS AND SUPERVISOR JUDY CASE

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                             HON. JIM COSTA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 13, 2009

  Mr. COSTA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Fresno County 
Sheriff Margaret Mims and County Supervisor Judy Case for their heroic 
actions taken on Wednesday February 11, 2009, to save the life of a 
heart attack victim in the Capitol South Metro stop.
  When Sheriff Mims and Supervisor Case came upon the victim who had 
collapsed on the floor of the Metro station, they immediately leapt 
into action by organizing an emergency response from the surrounding 
onlookers. Sheriff Mims who is trained in first aid and Supervisor 
Chase, a registered nurse, then began giving chest compressions and 
breaths to the victim for fifteen minutes until paramedics arrived. 
Their heroic efforts were captured by Fresno news stations as well as 
The Fresno Bee and McClatchy newspapers.
  While the life-saving actions of Sheriff Mims and Supervisor Chase 
were both courageous and heroic, they were not unfamiliar--in both 
their careers, they have never hesitated to help those in need. While 
the victim remains anonymous to them, Margaret and Judy have touched 
the life of an individual in a most profound way and I commend them for 
it.

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