[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6712]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         IN RECOGNITION OF JASON O'DONNELL AND VINCENT CINIELLO

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                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 18, 2016

  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Jason O'Donnell 
and Vincent Ciniello for their selfless and heroic actions to save a 
woman's life. The efforts of Mr. O'Donnell and Mr. Ciniello are truly 
deserving of this body's recognition.
  On May 4, 2016, Jason O'Donnell and Vincent Ciniello, along with 
another Good Samaritan responded to the cries of a woman who had fallen 
into Wesley Lake in Ocean Grove, New Jersey. After Mr. Ciniello and 
another person pulled the woman out of the frigid water, Mr. O'Donnell, 
a former Bayonne firefighter, performed CPR on the unresponsive victim 
until Asbury Park and Neptune first responders arrived on scene. The 
woman was transported to a local hospital in stable condition.
  Mr. O'Donnell and Mr. Ciniello are both employees at public relations 
firm Kivvit's New Jersey office, located in Asbury Park on the opposite 
side of the lake where the woman fell. Mr. O'Donnell, a former 
Assemblyman representing New Jersey's 31st Legislative District, was a 
long time member of the Bayonne Fire Department, reaching the rank of 
Captain. Mr. O'Donnell received his Bachelor of Science degree in Fire 
Science from New Jersey City University. His experience and training 
helped save the woman's life. A 2015 graduate of Rutgers University, 
Mr. Ciniello embodied his membership in the school's National Honor 
Society of Leadership and Success with his actions to pull the woman to 
safety.
  Both Jason O'Donnell and Vincent Ciniello have exemplified the 
meaning of hero with their fearless and brave actions. I sincerely hope 
that my colleagues will join me in thanking both of them, along with 
the other bystanders and the first responders, for their efforts to 
save a life.

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