[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 118 (Tuesday, September 9, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1701-E1702]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




EXPRESSING THE CONDOLENCES OF THE HOUSE ON THE DEATH OF DIANA, PRINCESS 
                                OF WALES

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                               speech of

                    HON. JUANITA MILLENDER-McDONALD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 4, 1997

  Mrs. MILLENDER-McDONALD. Mr. Speaker, it is so difficult to make 
sense of the tragic death of Princess Diana. At the young age of 36, 
Diana had already become one of the greatest humanitarians of our time. 
She crusaded against antipersonnel land mines with high-profile visits 
to Bosnia and Angola and worked to address many of the issues 
surrounding AIDS through organizations and charities for children. 
Although she made a beautiful princess, her true beauty shone through 
in her kind and generous actions on behalf of those less fortunate than 
herself.
  Diana was deeply moved by the senseless deaths due to antipersonnel 
land mines in Bosnia. With as many as 70 people a month becoming 
injured by land mines left over from the 3\1/2\-year war that split the 
country, she was determined to get rid of these lethal underground 
bombs. Efforts to remove the explosives were dragging, but Diana worked 
hard to speed up this process right up to the time of her death.

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  Princess Diana was also a tireless advocate for children with AIDS 
and a leader among organizations trying to provide pediatric AIDS 
services. She believed that we as human beings must work together to 
care for these children and devoted a great deal of her time to 
ensuring that she did more than her part in this effort.
  We have lost a woman of immense compassion and leadership on some of 
the most troubling issues facing society today. We will most certainly 
miss this vision of beauty who possessed a heart of gold. Thank you Mr. 
Speaker.

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