[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 50 (Thursday, March 21, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E323-E324]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




          REMEMBERING THE LATE U.S. ARMY CAPTAIN ANTOINE LEWIS

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                          HON. ROBIN L. KELLY

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 21, 2019

  Ms. KELLY of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I rise to remember the late 
U.S. Army Captain Antoine Lewis of Matteson, IL in the Second 
Congressional District.
  I was shocked and saddened to learn that Captain Lewis was among the 
157 people killed in the tragic plane crash in Ethiopia on March 10th.
  This incredible young man had so much more to give the world and 
constantly gave of himself to others. He possessed an irrepressible 
curiosity and a desire to make the world a better place.
  Captain Lewis was a man of passionate commitment to his family, to 
the Matteson community, to our country, and to his faith.
  An honorable man, he represented the very best of America whenever he 
served in uniform or wherever he traveled in the world.
  Captain Lewis was a patriot who proudly served his country. He had 
been stationed in Afghanistan, South Korea and Canada. He had an 
adventuresome and free spirit and was filled with wonder and curiosity 
about other people and cultures.
  While he was raised in Matteson, he belonged to the world.
  He, like many others, went to Africa to offer hope and opportunity to 
others through mission work. As called to do by St. James, he put his 
faith into actions and deeds that uplifted others and worked to build a 
better world.
  The entire Second District mourn this tremendous loss to our 
community.
  As we grieve with his family and friends, we are comforted by the 
knowledge that he did fulfill his desire to make the world a better 
place--by the love he gave to every person and mission that he 
encountered.

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