[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 64 (Friday, April 20, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E818]
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                      REMEMBERING CAITLIN HAMMAREN

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                           HON. JOHN J. HALL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 20, 2007

  Mr. HALL of New York. Madam Speaker, on Monday, April 16, 2007, the 
Virginia Polytechnic Institute was struck by one of the most heinous 
acts of violence our Nation has ever witnessed. This sense of loss has 
resonated throughout our country and around the world. It has affected 
the entire Virginia Tech community and led to an outpouring of sympathy 
and support from all Americans. It has touched families across the 
Nation, especially those in my home district in the Hudson Valley, 
where we lost an outstanding young woman, Caitlin Hammaren.
  Caitlin was a young person from Westtown, New York, who graduated 
from Minisink Valley High School in 2005. She was the section leader in 
the high school chorus, loved to ride horses, and was kind and generous 
to all who knew her. As a Resident Assistant in her dormitory at 
Virginia Tech, she looked over and protected her fellow students and 
guided them through their daily experiences as young people just 
learning how to become independent adults. Caitlin will be deeply 
missed by her family, friends, and the campus community that she was 
such an important and cherished part of. I know all of my colleagues 
join me on this day of mourning in sending our thoughts and prayers to 
Caitlin's family and friends.

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