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Rescue turns second-grader, custodian into heroes

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It was loud as boys and girls giggled and gabbed in the Westcliff Elementary School cafeteria. Then things turned serious. A second-grader began choking on a crunchy cheese snack.

"His face started turning red," said Brendon Peden, 8. "His face kept getting redder and redder. Then, it got purple."

Brendon was soon on his feet trying to save his classmate with the Heimlich maneuver. Brendon had seen it work on television, but he needed more muscle.

"I heard some yelling," said Billy Davis, head custodian at Westcliff for 18 years. He picked up the two boys and the chair and performed a quick Heimlich.

"Whatever he had in his throat, came out," Davis said. "I'm just glad I was there. He got a second chance."

Next week, Davis and Brendon will be recognized at a Fort Worth school board meeting for their heroism on that January day. The two are stars at Westcliff Elementary, but they remain somewhat low-key about their status on campus.

"We're just regular heroes, not superheroes," Brendon said.