[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 27, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S2035]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        REMEMBERING SAMYA STUMO

 Mr. MARKEY. Mr. President, Samya Stumo, a University of 
Massachusetts Amherst graduate and resident of Sheffield, MA, was 
tragically killed aboard Ethiopian Airlines flight 302. Samya, just 24 
years old, was a champion of social justice, with a goal of 
revolutionizing global health. Her undergraduate fieldwork in Peru 
challenged unjust social services; her master's work in Europe gave a 
voice to marginalized patient groups living with viral hepatitis; and, 
most recently, she was working to disrupt the status quo in global 
health systems to help countries achieve universal healthcare coverage. 
She strove for all people and patients to be treated as human beings, 
particularly in context of their culture, family, and individuality. 
She was a beacon of hope for Massachusetts, the Nation, and all of the 
lives she has touched.

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