[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 81 (Thursday, May 17, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H4150]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING SECOND LIEUTENANT RICHARD ``RICHIE'' COLLINS III

  (Mr. HOYER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, 1 year ago, my community was shaken by the 
murder of Second Lieutenant Richard ``Richie'' Collins III, a young 
African American stabbed to death while waiting for a bus on the campus 
of the University of Maryland.
  He was a student at Bowie State University just days from graduation. 
Richie was in College Park visiting friends to celebrate his recent 
commission as an officer in the United States Army.
  He was a young man of great promise, very talented and driven to 
success. He was popular on campus and helped create Bowie State 
University's first lacrosse team. He was an avid player of golf, 
soccer, and baseball. Richie loved deep conversations about life, 
politics, and philosophy.
  The individual on trial for his murder has been charged with a hate 
crime.
  Mr. Speaker, we must do more to combat the spread of hatred by 
spreading tolerance and respect instead, and we must never forget 
those, like Richie Collins, whose lives were cut short by hatred and 
prejudice.
  I again offer my condolences, as I have, to Richie's parents, Richard 
and Dawn, his family, his friends to mark this somber anniversary. We 
ask for whom the bell tolls; it tolled for us.

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