[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 659 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 659

               Honoring the memory of Aden Spencer Perry.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 26, 2022

    Mr. Rubio (for himself and Mr. Scott of Florida) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
               Honoring the memory of Aden Spencer Perry.

Whereas Aden Spencer Perry was born on December 11, 2004;
Whereas Aden was a junior at Western High School in Davie, Florida, where he 
        excelled academically;
Whereas Aden received the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Award for Mathematics 
        and Science and achievement awards in Advanced Placement Calculus AB, 
        Advanced Placement English Literature, and Advanced Placement Capstone 
        Research and was accepted into the National Honor Society;
Whereas Aden was set to graduate at the top of his class;
Whereas, on April 19, 2022, while walking with his mother in Sunrise, Florida, 
        Aden witnessed a car crash into a lake and, without concern for his own 
        safety, jumped into the water to assist the driver;
Whereas Aden exhibited honor in this selfless act for a stranger;
Whereas the lives of both Aden and the driver of the vehicle were tragically cut 
        short;
Whereas Aden brought joy to all who knew him;
Whereas Aden was a skilled pianist and aspired to become a neurosurgeon;
Whereas, in recognition of Aden's selfless and heroic act, on May 10, 2022, 
        Mayor Michael Udine posthumously awarded Aden with the Broward County 
        Medal of Valor; and
Whereas May 10 will now be Aden Perry Day in Broward County: Now, therefore, be 
        it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) honors the life and memory of Aden Spencer Perry; and
            (2) offers heartfelt condolences to the family, loved ones, 
        and friends of Aden Perry, and recognizes that Aden's spirit 
        lives on through them and selfless acts towards strangers in 
        need.
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