[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 7 (Tuesday, February 5, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E73]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               A TRIBUTE TO THE VICTIMS OF SEPTEMBER 11TH

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                           HON. STEPHEN HORN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 5, 2002

  Mr. HORN. Mr. Speaker, the tragedy of September 11th touched all 
Americans in some way. Many of us in Congress lost people from the 
districts we represent.
  Today, I would like to recognize one such man, John Hofer of 
Bellflower, California. Mr. Hofer was a passenger aboard American 
Airlines Flight 11, the hijacked flight that hit the north tower of the 
World Trade Center. He was on his way home to California from a golfing 
tournament on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. It was his first trip to the 
East Coast and he was excited about seeing a Boston Red Sox baseball 
game at Fenway Park.
  John was known for his love of golf and was traveling with one of his 
golfing buddies, John Wenckus, 46, of Torrance, when their plane hit 
the World Trade tower. The two of them were regulars on the Skylinks 
Golf Course in Long Beach, California.
  Mr. Hofer also was a businessman in his hometown of Bellflower. He 
owned John's Sharpening Center, a small business that sharpened pet-
grooming tools. Mr. Hofer is survived by a daughter.

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