[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 44 (Monday, March 21, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E352]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN MEMORY OF ALEXANDRA BAKER PATTERSON

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 21, 2016

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I ask for the House's attention 
today to recognize the 27th birthday of the late Alexandra Baker 
Patterson.
  On March 21, 1987, Alexandra was born at Arlington Hospital to Jim 
and Sheryl Patterson of Auburn, Alabama. Within minutes of birth, 
Alexandra was rushed to Georgetown University Hospital for surgeons to 
repair a complex cardiac abnormality.
  After surgery and an extended hospitalization due to complications, 
Alexandra lived at home with nursing care. She eventually attended 
public school.
  Alexandra was fascinated by photographs of eagles in flight and once 
told her father she wanted to grow up to be an eagle.
  Today would have been her 27th birthday. For her parents and brother, 
James, Alexandra is forever an eagle.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in recognizing the life of Alexandra 
Baker Patterson.

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