[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 105 (Thursday, July 30, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1466]
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   REMEMBERING THE FLOOD VICTIMS OF FORT COLLINS AND LARIMER COUNTY, 
                                COLORADO

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                           HON. BOB SCHAFFER

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 29, 1998

  Mr. SCHAFFER of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recall Monday, 
July 28, 1997 and to describe to the House, one year later, a natural 
disaster which occurred in Colorado on this date, when an intense storm 
produced record amounts of rainfall in Fort Collins and unincorporated 
Larimer County, Colorado. The storm devastated area residents as they 
watched their homes, schools, and churches roll into the immense 
current which swept through their city. However, the loss far more 
costly was that of human life. JoAnn Roth, Rose Marie Rodriguez, Sarah 
Payne, Estafana Guarneros, and Cindy Schulz died as they attempted to 
escape the storm. Although this event caused a multitude of pain and 
sorrow, it also enabled members of our community to reach out to one 
another as individuals struggled to put the pieces of their lives back 
in place. As a Member of Congress representing Colorado's Fourth 
District where citizens worked together to restore their way of life, I 
hereby commemorate the victory achieved through this widespread 
community spirit and recall the names of those who perished.
  As we reflect on the events of the past year, we recall the words of 
Luke 8:23-24, ``. . . A windstorm swept down on the lake, and the boat 
was filling with water, and they were in danger. They went to him and 
woke him up, shouting, `Master, Master, we are perishing!' And he woke 
up and rebuked the wind and the raging waves; they ceased, and there 
was a calm.''

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