[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 9, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E17]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TAYLOR SCOTT AFFENTRANGER

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                      HON. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 9, 2018

  Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I rise today 
to recognize the life of Sergeant Taylor Scott Affentranger. 
Affentranger joined the United States Army in 2011 and proudly served 
his country in Afghanistan and Italy until 2017.
  After returning home from duty he went back to school at the Central 
New Mexico Community College. Taylor was focused on his coursework and 
excited to work towards a bachelor's degree in Video Game Engineering. 
He was dedicated to his family, community, and country.
  Affentranger passed away on December 22, 2017 He was the husband to 
Courtney Affentranger and father to their son, Rownan, who recently 
turned two. He will be remembered as a loving husband and father, and 
as a hero who bravely defended our country. Mr. Speaker, I want to 
thank Taylor Scott Affentranger for his service to our nation.
  He is survived by his father, Scott Affentranger and wife Miriah; his 
mother, Pamela Gonzales and husband Ken; his wife Courtney and son 
Rownan; Treva Affentranger, his grandmother; his siblings, Ashley and 
Bracton; and stepsiblings, Dallen and Ashlyn Fluitt.

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