[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 100 (Thursday, July 21, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1574]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF GREG GUND

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                           HON. NANCY PELOSI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 21, 2005

  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, it is with great sorrow that I come to the 
floor of the House to mourn the passing of Greg Gund, who was 
tragically killed last week in a plane crash. I extend my deepest 
sympathies to his parents, my dear friends Theo and George, and his 
brother George.
  I remember when Greg was born, how much joy ``Silvo'' brought to his 
parents. I hope it is a comfort to them that Greg was so loved, and 
that so many people mourn their loss and are praying for them at this 
sad time.
  In his short life of 32 years, Greg touched the lives of so many. A 
curiosity of different cultures and people led him to travel around the 
world, establishing friendships everywhere he went. His love of travel 
and adventurous spirit brought Greg to Costa Rica, where he had been 
living for the past 5 years.
  An avid adventurer, Greg loved to snowboard, surf, skydive and fly 
his plane. Greg spent countless hours over the past five years soaring 
off the coast of Costa Rica, and even recently completed a solo flight 
around the world.
  ``Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live 
forever.'' Greg embodied this quote from Mahatma Ghandi that he taped 
to his passport as constant reminder to live life to the fullest. Greg 
enjoyed more adventures in his 32 years than most will in a lifetime.
  Greg will be sorely missed by all of us who were fortunate enough to 
have him touch our lives. His indomitable spirit will long be 
remembered and live on in our hearts. My thoughts and prayers, and 
those of my husband Paul and the entire Pelosi family are with the Gund 
family at this sad time.

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