[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 4 (Wednesday, January 8, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H22]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF RON VOEGELI

  (Mr. CUNNINGHAM asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life of 
Ron Voegeli. He passed away on January 1.
  Ron was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and Christian. He 
touched countless lives during his 30 years as a member of the Disabled 
American Veterans, raising thousands of dollars to purchase vans to 
take vets to and from the VA, expanding the Beaufort National Cemetery, 
and spending hours each week helping veterans fill out disability 
paperwork.
  If a Lowcountry vet passed away without family to attend the funeral, 
Ron became their family. He often rallied hundreds of others to attend 
the burial or perform the ceremony himself. He believed that no veteran 
who sacrificed for their country should be laid to rest alone.
  When we die, we all hope to hear: ``Well done, good and faithful 
servant . . . Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.''
  That is how Ron lived his life, and that is what he deserves.

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