[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 11 (Tuesday, February 8, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: February 8, 1994]
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                    CONCERNING JENNIFER SCOTT SMITH

  Mr. BOREN. Mr. President, I did not want this day to pass without 
mention of 28-year-old Jennifer Scott Smith, a young Oklahoman whom I 
had the pleasure of meeting in my office in early August 1993. A 1983 
graduate of Norman High School in Norman, OK, Jennifer attended the Air 
Force Academy for 2 years before entering the University of Oklahoma 
School of Engineering. She graduated with a degree in mechanical 
engineering. After working 3 years with Andersen Consulting, she 
decided to do graduate work at the University of Maryland.
  When Jennifer and I met last summer, she spoke openly and bravely 
about her battle with cancer. I was impressed with her courage and 
determination to beat the odds. She was bright and witty, and certainly 
a fine example of the young Oklahoma citizens whom I represent on a 
daily basis in the Nation's Capitol.
  Last Saturday evening, Jennifer Smith lost her battle with cancer. 
Her young life will be celebrated today in Norman. On behalf of her 
many friends and acquaintances and the State of Oklahoma, I offer 
heartfelt sympathy to her mother Jean and her father, Eddie Carol 
Smith, dean of the graduate school at the University of Oklahoma.

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