[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 73 (Tuesday, May 10, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H2194]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                  HONORING THE MEMORY OF TONY CASTILLO

  (Mr. COFFMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Tony 
Castillo, a longtime friend of mine from my hometown of Aurora, 
Colorado, who recently passed away.
  Tony and I had a friendship that started in our youth. We had so much 
in common. Tony and I both came from military families. Our late 
fathers had both married war brides in the aftermath of World War II. 
They were career enlisted soldiers who were transferred to Fitzsimons 
Army Medical Center for their last assignment in 1964 when we were both 
just 9 years old. Our military families both came from previous 
assignments in Europe.
  While I followed in my father's footsteps and joined the military, 
Tony stayed in Aurora and eventually married the love of his life, Nita 
Adkins of Pueblo, Colorado. Tony and Nita raised two extraordinary 
children, Ben and Jess, in a loving family that has been inseparable.
  Tony was an extraordinary example of a great friend, a loving 
husband, a devoted father, and he will always be remembered and missed 
by all who knew him.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the memory of Tony Castillo, a 
longtime friend of mine, from my hometown of Aurora, Colorado, who 
recently passed away.
  Tony and I had a friendship that started in our youth. We had so much 
in common. Tony and I both came from military families. Our late 
fathers had both married war brides in the aftermath of World War II. 
They were career enlisted soldiers who were transferred to Fitzsimons 
Army Medical Center for their last assignment in 1964 when we were both 
just 9 years old. Our military families both came from previous 
assignments in Europe.
  While I followed in my father's footsteps and joined the military, 
Tony stayed in Aurora and eventually married the love of his life, Nita 
Adkins of Pueblo, Colorado.
  Tony and Nita raised two extraordinary children, Ben and Jess, in a 
loving family that has been inseparable.
  Tony was an extraordinary example of a great friend, a loving 
husband, a devoted father, and will always be remembered and missed by 
all who knew him.

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