[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 158 (Thursday, November 15, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2095]
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                      CONDOLENCES TO BETRU FAMILY

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                          HON. DIANE E. WATSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 15, 2001

  Ms. WATSON of California. Mr. Speaker, as a fellow American, I extend 
my deepest sympathies and condolences to Yeneneh Betru's friends and 
family, as well as the numerous and untold victims of the tragedies 
that occurred on September 11th. Dr. Betru was aboard the American 
Airlines Flight 77 bound from Washington Dulles Airport to Los Angeles 
which crashed into the Pentagon.
  A native of Ethiopia who was raised in Saudi Arabia, Yeneneh Betru 
came to the United States for an education. ``Ever since he was a 
little kid, he always wanted to be a doctor'' said his brother Sirak, 
``he always wanted to help people.'' Yeneneh realized his dream before 
his life tragically ended. Dr. Betru was a pioneer in the hospitalist 
movement and he personally trained hundreds of hospitalists. His 
passion and legacy was a project distributing dialysis equipment to 
Ethiopia.
  May we honor his legacy and cherish his memory forever and always.

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