[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 151 (Thursday, September 19, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H7782]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING DEVIN McQUEEN

  (Mr. ROSE of New York asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. ROSE of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of 
Devin McQueen, who loved baseball and his friends, but loved his family 
more than anything.
  I am here to honor his mom, Colleen McQueen; his dad, Derrick 
McQueen; his uncle, Michael McLaughlin; and all of his family.
  Devin was only 15 when he passed away after battling multiple rare 
diseases and chronic illnesses.
  I am so glad that our community came together and honored his life 
and spirit when we recently unveiled a beautiful sculpture in his 
memory. The sculpture in his honor is called ``The Strength of a 
Giant.'' It is a sculpture by artist Scott LoBaido of a boy pushing a 
large boulder towards a blue sky.
  Ever upward and ever forward, with the strength of a giant: that is 
what Devin's life was all about.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to say to Devin: We won't forget you.

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