[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 83 (Wednesday, June 16, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1138]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  THE MORTUARY SCIENCE GRADUATING CLASS OF 2004 WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 16, 2004

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise before you today to recognize an 
outstanding group of young men and women who on August 1, 2004 will 
receive their degree in the field of Mortuary Science from Wayne State 
University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 
located in Detroit, Michigan.
  The Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, located 
on the campus of the Detroit Medical Center, is a unit of Wayne State 
University. The School of Mortuary Science was formed within the Eugene 
Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in 1943. Students 
from all over compete for a spot in this highly selective program. The 
program provides students with specialized training in the area of 
funeral preparation and services. The students who graduate from this 
program are fully prepared psychologically, physically and socially to 
deal with the process of dying and death. Upon acceptance of their 
degrees they each will be charged with the duty of providing guidance, 
advice and support to those who have lost loves ones. The process of 
bereavement is long and sometimes stressful. Many families will look to 
these individuals for answers to questions regarding the burial 
process, as well as words of comfort. I am confident that the 
instruction given to these graduates over their course of study will 
assist them in their mission to promote nobility and understanding 
within the field of Mortuary Science.
  Mr. Speaker, as a Member of Congress, I ask my colleagues in the 
108th Congress to please join me congratulating the Wayne State 
University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences 
School of Mortuary Science class of 2004 and in wishing them the best 
in future endeavors.

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