[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 7685-7686]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL DOUGHERTY

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                         HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 8, 2014

  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speaker, it is always an honor to take 
note of a public servant who goes above and beyond the official 
description of their job. One such person is a constituent of mine, 
Michael Dougherty. Officer Dougherty and a colleague came to the aid of 
a man suffering a seizure and they acted to save his life.
  Michael Dougherty and his colleague Paul Markowski are Behavior 
Detection Officers at La Guardia Airport in Queens, NY. They were 
headed across the parking lot on April 13th after their shifts when 
they saw a man signaling for help. The two Officers took charge

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of the situation, got the man in a stable position and made sure he did 
not fall and injure himself. After stabilizing the man, the two 
officers, now assisted by others, quickly called for an ambulance and 
the man was taken to a hospital for treatment. These prompt and heroic 
actions likely saved a life.
  As a former nurse, I know that all public service workers pledge to 
do their best to serve and protect the public, but it is altogether 
fitting that from time to time we stop to honor those who personify 
service. I commend Michael Dougherty and Paul Markowski for their 
actions and wish them many more years of service.

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