[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 108 (Thursday, September 14, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H7583]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRAGIC PASSING OF ENSIGN KRISTOPHER KROHNE

  (Mr. BILBRAY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. BILBRAY. Madam Speaker, I come to the well of the House floor to 
talk about a very sad case, the tragic death of a former intern of 
mine, Kris Krohne.
  Kris was an honorable and ambitious young man who died pursuing his 
dream of serving this country as a Naval aviator. Last Wednesday, Navy 
Ensign Kris Krohne was performing his second solo flight at Vance Air 
Force Base when his plane crashed. Kris was only 24 years old.
  As a parent who has lost a son, my heart goes out to his parents, 
both retired Naval officers, Theodore and Kay, and his brother Karl. I 
extend my sympathies from those of us in the entire San Diego community 
to them.
  I remember Kris as a bright and personable student who worked hard 
while interning in my office in D.C. in the spring of 1998. I was 
saddened to hear of his sudden death.
  Kris' spirit will live on in the hearts and minds of everyone he 
touched. We will never forget the great contribution he made to our 
office and what a great and dedicated American he was to want to serve 
his country.
  Our thoughts and our prayers go out to his family, and we will all be 
praying for them in their time of grief.

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