[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 82 (Thursday, May 16, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H3912]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              {time}  1945
                      IN RECOGNITION OF ALEX KUNDA

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Mr. 
Alex Kunda for becoming the first student in the history of the Glynn 
County School System to have perfect attendance from kindergarten 
through 12th grade.
  When Mr. Kunda was 4 years old, his sister, Miranda, passed away from 
a rare illness. At that time, his sister had maintained perfect 
attendance through her time in elementary school and during her medical 
treatment.
  Receiving an award onstage on her behalf before her passing, Mr. 
Kunda pledged to his sister that he would continue her streak for as 
long as possible.
  Madam Speaker, 13 years later, he has done it. He hasn't been tardy. 
He hasn't been absent. He hasn't checked out one single time during his 
entire primary and secondary education.
  He and his family plan trips and appointments all around his ability 
to go to school, while fighting the urge to occasionally skip or use a 
sick day.
  Keeping a promise as difficult as this one should be an inspiration 
to us all.
  Congratulations, Mr. Kunda. Good luck at the College of Coastal 
Georgia.

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