[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 75 (Friday, May 15, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E721-E722]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         RECOGNIZING BECKY MUDD

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                         HON. DANA ROHRABACHER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 15, 2015

  Mr. ROHRABACHER. Mr. Speaker, I would like to acknowledge the 
accomplishments of

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my constituent, Ms. Becky Mudd. Becky ran a 263-mile course from 
Huntington Beach, California to the border of Arizona in nine days to 
raise public awareness of and funds for pediatric cancer research. Over 
the nine day period, Becky ran daily and dedicated parts of her journey 
to different forms of childhood cancer. She dedicated the first day of 
her run to Samuel Jeffers who at age 8 lost his life to brain cancer. 
The Jeffers family was Becky's support crew during her run.
  As Becky neared the halfway point of her run in the city of Banning, 
California, the police chief rode alongside her on a bicycle. Becky 
made a brief stop at Banning City Hall to meet with families who had 
lost children to cancer. She surpassed her fundraising goal, raising 
more than $7,500 to support the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation. 
Through her activism, Becky has touched the lives of families and 
children who have been affected by pediatric cancer.
  Becky is supporting a tremendous effort to raise public awareness of 
a disease that this year is estimated by the American Cancer Society to 
affect 10,380 children in the United States under the age of 15. Her 
daily efforts to bring pediatric cancer to the forefront honors the 
memory of her two sisters, Robin Ross and Rhonda Ross, both of whom 
lost their lives to cancer.
  Becky was born and raised in Orange County, California. She is a 
resident of my 48th Congressional District in Laguna Beach, California 
and a longtime employee of the Orange County Water District. I commend 
and applaud her unstinting work to support pediatric cancer research. 
It is my honor to join with my colleagues in recognition of Becky Mudd.

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