[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 14, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H2163]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        IN MEMORY OF LAUREN HILL

  (Mr. CHABOT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I come to the 
floor to speak today.
  Last Friday, Lauren Hill, a basketball player at Mount St. Joseph 
University in Cincinnati, succumbed in her battle with DIPG, a rare 
form of inoperable brain cancer.
  Following her tragic diagnosis, Lauren became an inspiration to an 
awful lot of people. After miraculously and courageously playing in her 
first college basketball game last November, she dedicated her 
remaining days to combating this dreadful disease, raising more than $1 
million for pediatric cancer research.
  While we are obviously saddened by the news of Lauren's passing, I 
would prefer to focus on just how blessed we have been to witness 
Lauren's courage and her resiliency and her grace in the face of 
insurmountable odds. She has touched and inspired our community and, in 
fact, our Nation.
  Mr. Speaker, I am also deeply grateful to Lauren's family for their 
willingness to share her story with the rest of us. Our thoughts and 
our prayers are with them as they grieve the loss of such a remarkable 
young woman.

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