Christine Quinn: “last Friday while most of western New York State and Buffalo, NY, and indeed across the country were enjoying…”

“last Friday while most of western New York State and Buffalo, NY, and indeed across the country were enjoying Independence Day festivities, a 33-year-old Buffalo firefighter, Michael Sequin, reported to duty at engine 33. Unfortunately, firefighter Michael Sequin died at the scene of a house fire that evening believed to be started by illegal fireworks. Mr. Speaker, at services today firefighter Sequin was referred to by Captain Scott Barry this way: ``If you had a kid and you wanted him to grow up to be a person everybody loved and respected, it would be Mike Sequin.'' Firefighter Sequin's tragic death serves as a reminder to all of us of the dangerous risk firefighters, police officers, and all public safety officers face every day. I ask all the Members of the House to join me, the gentleman from New Jersey [Mr. Pappas] and the gentleman from New York [Mr. LaFalce] in sending our condolences, sympathies, and grateful thanks to firefighter Sequin's family, friends, and fellow fire fighters in western New York and all across the country.”