[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 124 (Thursday, July 9, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E623]
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                             MELANIE ARLENE

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. JOE CUNNINGHAM

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, July 9, 2020

  Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Madam Speaker, it is with a heavy heart that I stand 
today to remember the brilliant life of Melanie Arlene Thwing-Eastman.
  Melanie and I met while serving in the American Bar Association's Law 
Student Division. With Melanie's easy-going charm and sarcastic humor, 
it just made sense we would become friends. Her zest for life, personal 
integrity, and her genuine passion for the practice of law made her a 
natural leader.
  Melanie knew how to brighten a room. She knew that kindness went a 
long way. And she knew that she could not stand idly by when injustice 
occurred, and she was a fearless truthteller who always strove to do 
what was right. She made a real difference in the courtroom and the 
classroom and has left the world a better and brighter place.
  My deepest sympathies and prayers are with her husband Justin and her 
family, friends, and the many lives she touched. I join them in 
mourning this tragic loss.