[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 114 (Friday, July 11, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S6602]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING CEECEE LYLES

 Mr. MARTINEZ. Mr. President, on September 11, 2001, thousands 
of Americans tragically lost their lives, but the legacies of their 
lives endure. One of those individuals was CeeCee Lyles, a flight 
attendant who perished in Pennsylvania on United Airlines Flight 93.
  CeeCee was a loving mother, a dedicated wife, and determined 
individual who spent her life fulfilling dreams. CeeCee was born and 
raised in Fort Pierce, FL, where she attended Fort Pierce Westwood High 
School. She raised two sons on her own while working for 6 years as a 
Fort Pierce police officer. As a police officer, CeeCee earned the 
reputation of being a tough crime fighter. In 2000, she married Lorne 
Lyles and the family relocated to Fort Myers. In the face of financial 
hardships, CeeCee held two jobs, one at a local hospital and the other 
at a powerplant to help care for her sons. In her spare time, CeeCee 
volunteered at Restoration House, a Christian women's shelter in Fort 
Pierce.
  Eventually, CeeCee walked away from police work to pursue her 
lifelong dream of becoming a flight attendant. She was part of the 
flight crew that helped to overpower the terrorists responsible for 
hijacking Flight 93 and successfully kept them from reaching their 
intended target. On the day she died, she left little doubt that she 
loved her husband and children. From the plane, she told her husband in 
a voicemail: ``I want to tell you that I love you. I love you. Please 
tell my children that I love them very much.''
  In honor of CeeCee's heroism, courage, and dedication to serving 
others, the city of Fort Pierce has already commissioned a sculpture of 
her for permanent remembrance. As Senator of the State she called home, 
it would give me great pleasure to recognize Ms. CeeCee Lyles by 
placing her name on a community facility so others will remember the 
great American she became during her brief but full life. I call upon 
my colleagues to join me in honoring a truly great Floridian and 
exemplary American by renaming the post office at 1717 Orange Avenue in 
Fort Pierce the CeeCee Ross Lyles Post Office.

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