Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, today I wish to pay tribute to the life
of a famous Ohioan, Dr. Henry Heimlich. The son of Jewish immigrants who fled Central and Eastern Europe for
a better life in America, Henry Judah Heimlich spent his life helping
others. As a 21-year-old medical student, he was riding a train from
Connecticut to New York City when the train derailed. Henry rescued one
of his fellow passengers that day. That was the first of the many lives
he would save. By 23, he had his medical degree. Two years later, he left his
internship at Boston City Hospital to serve in the Navy during World
War II.
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