[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 130 (Tuesday, October 2, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1767]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO DOUGLAS D. KETCHAM

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                            HON. ERIC CANTOR

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 2, 2001

  Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take the opportunity today 
to pay tribute to Douglas D. Ketcham.
  Douglas Ketcham was 27 years of age. He was a graduate of University 
of Virginia and was beginning his career as a bond trader for Cantor 
Fitzgerald Securities in the World Trade Center.
  Douglas Ketcham's life brutally ended when he was a target of 
terrorist aggression, by a radical extremist group that declared a 
religious crusade against America and her people. The terrorists sought 
to end the very things that Douglas' life embodied: liberty, 
individualism, and opportunity.
  Midlothian and the Richmond area, and even our entire nation, has 
experienced the loss of a friend and patriot. Douglas Ketcham's parents 
and his loved ones do not mourn alone for him; a whole country joins 
their sorrow.
  On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, a precious life was ripped from our 
midst.
  Douglas Ketcham set himself in the heart of America's business 
center. He represented the American dream: Hard work and dedication in 
pursuit of success for himself, his family and community.
  On September IIth, Douglas Ketcham reported for work on the 104th 
floor of the World Trade Center. This day of infamy will remain in 
American hearts forever--while Douglas Ketcham and many others were 
conducting the nation's business, terrorists ruthlessly took their 
lives. Because Mr. Ketcham lived as a symbol of America, he was 
targeted by those who plot the demise of freedom and democracy.
  We owe Douglas Ketcham for paying the price with his life for our 
freedom, and we will always remember his sacrifice. Let us honor his 
memory.

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