[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 2 (Friday, January 4, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H220]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING THE LIFE OF TYLER TRENT

  (Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life 
of Tyler Trent, a remarkable young Hoosier from Carmel, Indiana, who 
lost his battle to bone cancer at only 20 years.
  Tyler Trent is a name known in households across the Nation for his 
love of Purdue football and his inspiring passion and energy as a fan.
  Tyler always dreamed of becoming a Boilermaker and refused to allow 
cancer to get in his way. After beating cancer once and being diagnosed 
again in 2017, Tyler started school at Purdue on a presidential 
scholarship, as planned, in the fall of `17. He would drive home on 
weekends for treatment. Even still, Tyler would show up to cheer on his 
Boilermakers every chance he got.
  The Purdue superfan was featured on ESPN and named the honorary team 
captain when they won the Old Oaken Bucket game this past year. He 
received the Sagamore of the Wabash and formed an organization which 
helps families affected by cancer, called Teens With a Cause.
  In December, he won Disney's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award. When 
he received that award, he said: ``There is always a light at the end 
of the tunnel.''
  It is with that optimistic and positive outlook on life that Tyler 
inspired the Nation. He has united Americans far and wide to be 
Boilermakers, and I hope we can all continue to be grateful and live 
every day as he did--Tyler strong.

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