[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 27, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E457]
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                       IN HONOR OF HEATHER MEURER

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 27, 2001

  Mr. FARR of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life 
of Heather Courtney Meurer, a young woman who recently and suddenly 
passed away at the age of 32. Heather was the daughter of my good 
friend, and a dedicated public servant, Fred Meurer, and her loss was 
felt immediately.
  Born in Seoul, Korea, Heather was raised in Salinas, California, and 
graduated from Salinas High School in 1987. Since her high school 
graduation, Heather had been working at St. Agnes Medical Center while 
pursuing her education. She had completed an accounting degree at 
Fresno State University, and was earning a master's degree in speech 
therapy at the time of her unfortunate death.
  Heather's death, a young 32, is especially tragic because she had so 
much ahead of her, including exciting new opportunities through her 
upcoming speech therapy degree. She will be missed by her mother, Judi 
Albright Meurer and father Fred Meurer, both of Salinas, CA.; two 
sisters, Ashley Lafayette of Marina, CA., and Marie Barfuss of Utah; 
three brothers, David Meurer of Salinas, CA., and Steven and John 
Farnsworth of Utah; and her Korean birth mother, Monica Tedrowe. I 
sympathize with the Meurer family and their loss, and I can only hope 
that the love and support of their friends and community are helping 
them through this difficult time.

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