[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 19 (Tuesday, February 2, 2016)]
[House]
[Pages H438-H439]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF TERRY'S HOUSE

  (Mr. COSTA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the fifth anniversary of 
Terry's House, a home that provides families with a place to stay when 
their loved ones are in critical care units at Fresno's Community 
Regional Medical Center.
  The inspiration for the home came from Terry Richards, who suffered a 
serious head trauma when he was a child, and his mother had to travel 
over 80 miles a day to be with him.

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  Now, thanks to Terry's House, over 3,600 families from 42 States and 
23 countries, who would otherwise have found themselves in similar 
circumstances, have been provided with an affordable, comfortable place 
to stay across the street from the hospital where their loved ones are.
  Terry's House is dependent on generous supporters. I would like to 
thank them and their staff for all that they do for a positive 
difference for the families who are going through this very, very 
difficult time.
  We cannot say thank you enough to my friend, Tom Richards, and his 
mother, Marie. Their efforts have made this important home a reality 
for all as a living memory for Terry, who is no longer with us. Thank 
God for them and thank God for Terry's House.

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