[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 205 (Wednesday, December 20, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H15268]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN MEMORY OF STEVE ROULETTE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Coble). Under a previous order of the 
House, the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Brown] is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, as Americans celebrate the holiday 
season with their families and friends, my thoughts turn to the family 
of a young man in my district in my hometown of Lorain, OH.
  This Christmas season will be an especially difficult time for Steven 
Roulette's family. Steve, a seemingly very healthy 23-year-old, was 
playing basketball with friends when he collapsed. He died a short time 
later.
  It is always disturbing when a young person dies. In Steve's case it 
was even more tragic. A native of Lorain, Steve believed in giving back 
to his community. He worked diligently in my campaign in 1994. Prior to 
that, he had worked at the Nord Family Foundation that supports social 
services in Lorain County.
  Steve Roulette believed in public service in the best sense of the 
term. He always had a twinkle in his eye and a passion in his voice 
when he talked about commitment, when he talked about involvement, when 
he talked about helping his fellow men and fellow women. He cared 
deeply about his family and passionately about his community.
  So many in Lorain whom Steve's life touched were so saddened by his 
untimely death. I would like to offer at this Christmas season my 
sincere condolences to his family. Steve left behind his fiancee 
Denise, his parents Orah and Kathryn, his stepmother Alice, his brother 
Alan, and his sister Angela. As a father of two young daughters, I 
cannot begin to imagine their grief but my thoughts and prayers are 
with his family and his friends during this holiday season.

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