[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 178 (Thursday, December 20, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2401]
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CENTRAL NEW JERSEY HONORS WORLD TRADE CENTER VICTIM MR. FOX WITH A POEM 
                    WRITTEN BY HIS DAUGHTER JESSICA

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                           HON. RUSH D. HOLT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 20, 2001

  Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor and recognize Plainsboro, New 
Jersey resident and World Trade Center victim, Jeffrey L. Fox with a 
poem written by his thirteen year old daughter, Jessica. Jessica asked 
that I share her poem with the world and I am honored to do so:

                          A Place of Memories

     The gleaming towers stood in the sky,
     Majestic looking and up so high.
     The sun shines down on towers so great,
     No one knowing about their awful fate.

     Without a warning a plane hit hard.
     New York would be forever scarred.
     Minutes later, another plane crashed,
     Leaving the second tower extremely smashed.

     The towers crumbled down to Earth
     Because two planes crashed in their berth.
     People beneath the towers ran.
     Now the towers no longer stand.

     The rescue workers worked non-stop,
     Searching the rubble bottom to top.
     People pulled out became less and less
     And using their strength became a test.

     The gleaming towers stood in the sky,
     Majestic looking and up so high.
     Where the twin towers used to be
     Is now a place of memory.

  At this time in our Nation's history, when we struggle to find solace 
and draw lessons from acts of terror against us, we gain strength and 
perspective from those families these atrocious acts left behind. We 
find strength in the memory of Jeffrey Fox and in the words of his 
brave and courageous daughter.
  Mr. Speaker, again, I rise to honor the Fox family and I ask my 
colleagues to join me in recognizing their legacy to our community and 
New Jersey.

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