[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 198 (Monday, December 17, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1677]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 HONORING THE LIFE OF DAKARAI FAGORALA

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                          HON. JERRY McNERNEY

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 17, 2018

  Mr. McNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring 
the life of Dakarai Fagorala, who passed away on Sunday, August 12, 
2018. Dakarai was only 17 years old and just shy of his 18th birthday 
when he passed as a result of injuries sustained from a fatal car 
accident.
  Dakarai recently graduated with honors from Deer Valley High School 
in Antioch, California, where he also played on the basketball team. He 
was an exceptional young man, working a part-time job to save money for 
college and help his family during his school years.
  He participated in the 2016 National Youth Leadership Forum for 
National Security-Diplomacy and competed in the 2016 Amateur Athletic 
Union's ``Jam on It'' Tournament.
  Dakarai took great pride in his community and looked for ways to give 
back. He was a Junior Deacon at Fellowship Church in Antioch and 
regularly volunteered at homeless shelters in Contra Costa County, 
cooking and serving meals to veterans and seniors.
  Dakarai was a shining light who touched the lives of everyone he met. 
Our community mourns the loss of Dakarai Fagorala, and our thoughts and 
prayers are with his family.

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