[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 188 (Thursday, November 29, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H9702]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                MOURNING THE LOSS OF CHRISTOPHER RISNER

  (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mourn the loss of 
Christopher Risner, a friend and constituent of mine from Jackson, 
Michigan. He died last week at the age of 29, truly heartbreaking and 
far too soon.
  I met Chris through a group called Andy's Angels, which fights the 
opioid epidemic in our communities.
  A star basketball player in high school, Chris battled his own 
addiction as a young adult. He bravely and openly shared his personal 
struggles in recovery to educate young people and their families about 
drug addiction. By doing so, he touched many lives and inspired them to 
follow the right path.
  Mr. Speaker, we have lost too many lives of sons and daughters to 
this devastating epidemic. That is why earlier this year we enacted a 
bipartisan law to combat the opioid crisis in a comprehensive way. Yet 
in memory of Chris and so many others, we still have more work to do.
  May all of us commit to redoubling our efforts in this year ahead, 
and may God provide His peace and comfort to Chris' parents, Julie and 
Dan; his sister, Angela; and the entire Risner family.

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