[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 30 (Monday, March 4, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E233]
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           IN HONOR OF PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER NICHOLAS CASTLE

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 4, 2013

  Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mourn the loss of Peace Corps 
Volunteer Nicholas Castle. Nick died on February 7th at a hospital in 
Chengdu, China after a brief illness. By all accounts, Nick exemplified 
the best of what both America and Peace Corps has to offer the world. 
He was a bright young man from Brentwood, California who brought a 
sense of humor, creativity, and a willingness to say yes to his life.
  Service played an important role in the all too brief arc of Nick's 
life. Growing up in Brentwood, he worked with the city Youth 
Commissioner to support community service events that raised money for 
annual scholarships for college-bound students. As an undergraduate at 
the University of California, Berkeley, Nick was equally as invested in 
service as the Director of Global Outreach Week, a week of activities 
demonstrating the actions and benefits students and faculty can have 
around the world. He also worked with the local Peace Corps campus 
recruiter to encourage students to apply to serve.
  In August 2012, Nick was sworn in as a Peace Corps Volunteer in China 
where he taught university-level English in Guizhou Province. In his 
short time there, Nick left a big impression, through the English 
classes he taught, community office hours he hosted, and ping-pong and 
badminton games he played. It is no surprise that his students called 
him ``Mr. Sunshine.''
  I offer my profound condolences to Nick's parents, David and Susan 
Castle, and to his three brothers. There is no deeper pain for a parent 
than the loss of a child. But Nick leaves behind a legacy of 
accomplishments that have forever made this world a better place.

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