[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 78 (Tuesday, June 14, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1204]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF ED HORN, THE CHRISTOPHER SANTORA SCHOLARSHIP FUND MAN 
                              OF THE YEAR

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, June 13, 2005

  Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to acknowledge the achievements of 
Ed Horn, who on June 17, 2005 will receive the Christopher Santora 
Scholarship Fund's Man of the Year Award. I had the pleasure of working 
with Mr. Horn last year on the 9/11 Queens Firefighters' Memorial; I 
will never forget sharing that beautiful and touching memorial service 
with Mr. Horn and many others who lost loved ones on September 11, 
2001.
  Mr. Horn grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Watching his mother take 
college courses at the age of 40 gave Mr. Horn a strong appreciation 
for education, which led him to pursue several college degrees and many 
courses of study in art and art history. Following his college career, 
Mr. Horn served our country by enlisting in the United States Marine 
Corps. Since then, Mr. Horn has raised six children and remains close 
to his extended family.
  Mr. Horn's love of his family, friends and community might account 
for his dedication to ensuring that the idea of a Queens Firefighters' 
Memorial would become a reality. His involvement with the memorial 
began when Chief Alexander Santora and his wife, Maureen, came to St. 
Michael's Cemetery to make their pre-need arrangements. The Santoras 
and Mr. Horn immediately became friends. On September 11, when the 
Santoras lost their son, firefighter Chris Santora, the three dedicated 
themselves to creating a memorial not only for Chris, but for all 
Queens firefighters that were lost on that tragic day. As a friend of 
the Santoras and as a memorial counselor at St. Michael's Cemetery in 
Queens, Mr. Horn began planning the firefighters' memorial. The 
Santoras and Mr. Horn along with many other community members spent two 
years creating, planning and finding funds for the memorial. On 
September 10, 2004, 76 firefighters who died on September 11 were 
remembered at a beautiful and poignant memorial service in St. 
Michael's Cemetery.
  In addition to the memorial service, the Santoras honored their son 
through the Christopher A. Santora Educational Scholarship Fund. The 
Santoras grant scholarships to those students who attend schools at 
which Chris Santora was a student or a teacher. Mr. and Ms. Santora 
have already awarded over $38,000 in academic scholarships.
  Ed Horn's hard work and warm heart helped create a ceremony and place 
of remembrance for the brave firefighters who died on September 11, 
2001. Mr. Speaker, I ask that my distinguished colleagues join me in 
paying tribute to The Christopher Santora Scholarship Fund and its 
honoree, Mr. Ed Horn.

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