[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 10]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 14605]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO COLBY COOK

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 27, 2013

  Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor the 
heroic actions of eighth-grader Colby Cook of West Des Moines, Iowa.
  During a typical lunch hour in the lunchroom of Indian Hills Junior 
High School in Clive, 13-year-old Colby noticed his good friend Kyle in 
distress. A large piece of Kyle's sandwich was lodged in his airway, 
cutting off his ability to breathe. Colby wasted no time upon 
recognizing his friend was in danger and expertly employed the Heimlich 
maneuver to save Kyle's life and avert the life-threatening situation.
  It is also evident that Mr. Cook is as humble as he is heroic. 
Immediately after saving a life through his quick thinking and swift 
action, Colby simply headed to Social Studies class as he would on any 
other day without saying a word of the incident. It was only after 
Colby's parents, Clay and Teri, heard their son recount the day's 
events at dinner that Colby's great story, and the need to recognize 
his actions, was brought to light.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a great honor to represent future leaders like 
Colby in the United States Congress and it is with great pride that I 
applaud his lifesaving effort today. I invite my colleagues in the 
House to join me in congratulating Colby, thanking him for a job well 
done, and wishing him a bright future.

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