[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 145 (Wednesday, September 11, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H7601]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING SCOTT KIMBRIEL

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Maryland (Mr. Trone) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. TRONE. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor my good friend, Scott 
Kimbriel, who died on August 12 after a year-long struggle with 
prostate cancer.
  I met Scott sometime before kindergarten and we stayed close for 
almost 60 years. He used to come over and work on our farm while we 
grew up, and over many decades our friendship remained strong as we 
moved across the country.
  At his core, Scott was a gifted entrepreneur and businessman. He was 
able to learn from his mistakes and relentlessly marched forward. He 
was a giver, able to exercise so much compassion with absolutely no 
strings attached because it was simply the right thing to do for his 
friends. I was better off for having known Scott.
  In 2019 the American Cancer Society estimates over 174,000 people 
will be diagnosed with prostate cancer. Over 31,000 of those diagnosed 
will die from the disease. I, myself, am a cancer survivor.
  Right now the National Cancer Institute, which is located in my 
district is working on prevention, detection, and treatment of prostate 
and other cancers. But we are leaving so much on the table. We need to 
invest more in research. We need to invest more in innovative solutions 
that could save lives like Scott's.
  In Congress we must be determined and unified to eradicate cancer and 
eliminate the heartache that it brings so many families across our 
great country.
  Scott Kimbriel was a special person, and it hurts knowing I can no 
longer pick up the phone and hear Scott's ever cheerful voice answer, 
``DT.'' But instead of looking in the rearview mirror, Scott would want 
us to look out the front window thinking about how we could support 
those in the future who might suffer from this horrible disease.
  I know I am committed to this fight, and I ask my colleagues to join 
me in this fight.

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