[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 55 (Friday, April 4, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E517]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM DEAN McKAMEY

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                        HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR.

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 4, 2014

  Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, today a memorial service is 
being held for William Dean McKamey at the United States Naval Academy.
  Will was a young man for whom I had the privilege of nominating to 
the Naval Academy. A former Mr. Football winner from Grace Christian 
Academy, Will unfortunately passed away on March 25 after having 
collapsed during football practice the previous Saturday.
  Will was one of the most outstanding men I have had the privilege of 
meeting. From all of the things I have read and heard, this young man 
had an incredibly bright future. He was outstanding in every way.
  Will was only 19 years-old when he died, but, in his short life, he 
touched many lives personally and has inspired thousands of lives in my 
home state of Tennessee and around the Country as people learn about 
him.
  Will was a committed Christian, and his mother Kara has noted that 
``Will was able to change the spirit of a community, a school and a 
Navy football team . . . without really saying a word.''
  I had the honor to attend Will's funeral service, and I saw firsthand 
the impact Will has had on his community.
  Tennessee and the Navy football family mourn the loss of such a great 
young man: a son, a friend, a teammate, and a Christian.

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