[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 73 (Thursday, June 6, 2002)]
[House]
[Page H3278]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IN HONOR OF AMANDA KAY EDWARDS

  (Mr. OSE asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. OSE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Amanda K. Edwards. I 
rise today to honor her life as a constituent and as a friend of mine.
  Ms. Amanda K. Edwards passed away on Tuesday of this week, and I seek 
to commemorate her life and service to our community. Her life was cut 
short, as I said, on Tuesday at the age of 18. My sympathies are with 
her family and friends during this difficult time. She was an 
extraordinary young woman with a very bright future ahead of her.
  Amanda was a recent graduate of Maxwell High School, where she was a 
member of the California Scholarship Federation. She had been accepted 
at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and 
planned to major in ranch management.
  In addition to her scholastic achievements, Amanda was a rodeo queen 
of the Maxwell Rodeo and Stonyford Rodeo 2002. She was a member of the 
Future Farmers of America and the 4-H Club. Frankly, her list of 
accomplishments is quite impressive, but it really does not capture her 
true spirit.
  I had the pleasure of knowing Amanda. We competed together at the 
Colusa Western Days and together we won the Team Penning competition. 
It was her energy and enthusiasm that led us to victory two years in a 
row. She was dedicated, hard-working, but, more importantly, she was a 
good person, and we have too few of those. Our Nation's future rests in 
the hands of younger Americans such as Amanda, and, frankly, she was a 
great example of what lies ahead for this country in terms of the 
standards she set.
  Without a doubt, she contributed great things, not only to our 
community, but to each of our lives. Her passing is a tragedy and she 
will be deeply missed. I am grateful that she was a part of my life.

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