[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 178 (Thursday, December 20, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2392]
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                         TRIBUTE TO DAN RAMIREZ

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                        HON. SUE WILKINS MYRICK

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 20, 2001

  Mrs. MYRICK. Mr. Speaker, there are a lot of good things going On in 
our communities that you don't necessarily hear about in the news. 
Recently, a friend in Charlotte, Dan Ramirez, went above and beyond the 
call of duty to help a young man, dying of leukemia, get home to his 
family. Greyban Saenz, a 24 year old native of Honduras, wanted to be 
with his family. The Buddy Kemp Cancer Caring House in Charlotte 
contacted Dan the Monday before Thanksgiving to see if there was 
anything that he could do to help. Dan didn't think twice. He jumped 
right in to help find an affordable flight and someone to accompany 
Greyban on that flight. He worked through Thanksgiving, and got Greyban 
a flight, met him at the airport, made sure he was safely on the plane, 
and he even translated the doctor's discharge papers' into Spanish. Dan 
did all this for a man he had only known for 5 days. Greyban flew home 
to his family the Saturday morning after Thanksgiving. Dan later said 
that as sick as Greyban was, he was animated and excited that morning. 
Glad to going home. I'm thankful for people like Dan Ramirez who go the 
extra mile to help someone in need. It's people like that make America 
strong.

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