[May
17]Miami, FL, US --The record for the World's "Fastest Presidential
answer to a citizen request" has just been accepted by the
World Record Academy.
The new record holder is President Traian Basescu (Romania),
who promptly answered to an emergency citizen request on April 18
and has issued in less than two hours a Presidential Decree conferring
of the National Order „The Star of Romania” to Mr. Professor Liviu
Librescu. Photo:
Romanian President Traian Basescu
Also as requested, two days later, in Israel, a special envoy of
the Romanian president presented to his widow and two sons the Star
of Romania medal in recognition of his courage and contribution
to science.
Romanian born Professor Liviu Librescu is the hero "who,
at the cost of his own life, saved the lives of his students during
the massacre at Virginia Tech." -according to Jewish
War veterans of the USA.
The Certificate for this new world record
will reach President Basescu during the next days and his record
will be listed in the 2008 edition of the Book of World Records, the
official publication of the World Record Academy.
"The main point of this
story which convinced us to recognize this somehow unusual (but
very human-appealing) world record was that a President who knew
he had only few hours left before being suspended by the Parliament,
a President who had to approve and sign tons
of documents during his last few hours as President, left everything
behind -as requested by an ordinary citizen (a 23 years old girl,
a marketing student!)- and did what a President always has to do
in the first instance: served his Country, above anything else,
even above his own personal political problems", said Tom Howard,
Head of Records for World Record Academy. He also added "We
all have dreamed about changing the World in better, some still
hopes, aren't we? If the young generation still has this dream,
it's encouraging, especially when somebody like...a President, does
fulfill their dreams."
"It's kind of 'It
could happen to you' story, but this time it wasn't anything
material involved, only the noble desire to pay respects to a Hero,
and pay them on time! In that movie, during the evening before
loosing their restaurant, the goodhearted couple still have the
patience and heart to open their cafe and handle a last bowl of
soup to a street man (an undercover journalist). This time, possibly
being just a-step-to-his-career's end, a President left everything
behind and did a notable gesture."
"No wonder why this President has become
so popular among the citizens in his country, Romania, and why the
younger generation widely supports him: if you write a message (in
a matter of National Interest) to a President and he does what he
was asked to do, simply because the request was right, that's the
President I think anybody would LOVE to have!"
US
President George Bush about Hero Librescu
President
Bush Offers Thanksgiving Greetings "...This Thanksgiving, we remember the
many examples of the good heart of the American people that we have
seen this past year: We remember the Virginia Tech professor who
died blocking a gunman from entering his classroom. (Applause.)
As a survivor of the Holocaust, Professor Liviu Librescu
had seen the worst of humanity -- yet through his sacrifice, he
showed us the best."(Applause.) for video, click
here and go to min 11"
President
Bush Visits the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum "Our flags fly at half-mast in memory of 32
souls whose lives were taken at Virginia Tech on Monday morning.
That day we saw horror, but we also saw acts of quiet courage. We
saw this courage in a teacher named Liviu Librescu. With the gunman
set to enter his class, this brave professor blocked the door with
his body while his students fled to safety. On the Day of Remembrance,
this Holocaust survivor gave his own life so that others might live.
And this morning we honor his memory, and we take strength from
his example."
Video: Bush
about Liviu Librescu (go to min 2'40")
About Romanian President Traian Basescu Official
webpage, click here ; Photos: Official
photos, click here
The Presidential
Decree concerning the post-mortem conferring of the National
Order „The Star of Romania” with the rank of Grand Cross to Mr.
Liviu Librescu, Ph.D., University Professor-click
here:
"The National Order „The Star of Romania”
with the rank of High Cross has been conferred as a sign of high
appreciation and gratitude for the entire scientific and academic
activity, as well as for the heroism shown in the course of the
tragic events which took place on April the 16th, 2007, in the Campus
of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg,
the United States of America, through which he saved the lives of
his students, sacrificing his own life." (Original
here)
About World Record Academy
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spans the globe to find the widest selection of authentic World
Records around the World.
World Record Academy is now the leading international
organization which verify and certify new world records: it's the
only organization which accept to verify and certify any world record,
in less than 10 days. New records can be verified and certified
directly through Academy's online system or can be previously registered
through most of the local and international certifying organizations
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