[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 34 (Monday, February 26, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H1250]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HONORING THE LIFE OF STACEE ETCHEBER

  (Mr. KIHUEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KIHUEN. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to remember the life of Stacee 
Etcheber. She attended the Route 91 festival in Las Vegas on October 1.
  I would like to read a poem written for Stacee by a friend:



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  February 26, 2018, on page H1250, the following appeared: 
HONORING THE LIFE OF STACEE ETCHEBER (Mr. KILHUEN asked and was 
givenpermission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise 
and extend his remarks.) Mr. KILHUEN. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to 
remember the life of Stacee Etcheber. She attended the Route 91 
festival in Las Vegas on October 1.
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: HONORING THE LIFE 
OF STACEE ETCHEBER (Mr. KIHUEN asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his 
remarks.) Mr. KIHUEN. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to remember the 
life of Stacee Etcheber. She attended the Route 91 festival in Las 
Vegas on October 1.


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     I am strong, and I am blessed because the strength of the 
           animal beneath me multiplies my own strength, so I am 
           able to stand and support my family and friends.
     I am joyful, and I am blessed because the gentle wind that 
           rushes by my face as I rid with abandon spreads my 
           smile and my joy far and wide.
     I am loyal, and I am blessed because the loyalty of a horse 
           transcends words, embraces my soul, and flows out to 
           encompass everything in my world.
     I am filled with love, and I am blessed because the trusting 
           love between human and horse is a love that radiates 
           from my heart and settles protectively on those who 
           join me in my journey.
     I am a cowgirl, and the blessings of partnering with a horse 
           are reflected in the strength, the joy, the loyalty, 
           and the love that I am able to share with everyone 
           whose path crosses mine.
     I am blessed to be a cowgirl.

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