[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 100 (Thursday, May 28, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H2353]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING AMERICANS LOST TO COVID-19

  (Mr. SOTO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SOTO. Madam Speaker, today we mourn the lives of over 100,000 
Americans who lost their lives and pray for the recovery of over 1.75 
million Americans infected by COVID-19. This represents an unimaginable 
pain, but the numbers really don't tell the story. I want to take a 
moment to describe four central Floridians we lost by this pandemic:
  Rob Carlos, Poinciana, a retired Disney cast member known as Pirate 
Bob;
  Dr. Neil Powell, Orlando, an Air Force veteran and dentist who made 
central Florida smile brighter;
  Bill Smith of Lake Wales, an electrician who worked on national 
launchpads and the Magic Kingdom;
  And Virgilio German of Kissimmee, a retired carpenter, who loved to 
sing Mexican ballads to his wife, Gigi.
  These and other stories throughout central Florida will continue to 
be in our hearts as we do everything we can to get beyond and survive 
this pandemic.

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